Plant Science & Landscape Architecture

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CAHNR Celebrates Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Community Engagement

Members of the CAHNR community came together March 27, 2024 to recognize the contributions of distinguished alumni, faculty, students, staff, and supporters.

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Vertical Studio Model Fosters Collaboration between Landscape Architecture Students

'The value of incorporating the vertical studio is that constant reminder to students that what they’ve learned in the previous class isn’t forgotten, it’s added'

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Meet the Researcher: Haiying Tao, CAHNR

Tao’s innovations in soil science and precision agriculture are appreciated by farmers and the USDA alike

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One Health Conference Explores Pressing Global Health Issues

CAHNR is hosting an interdisciplinary conference to build connections and take actionable steps to improve global human, animal, plant, and environmental health

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Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Elects 12 New UConn Faculty

Of the 35 CASE members inducted this year, 12 work at UConn

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Come on, Get Hoppy! UConn Provides Guidance on Growing Hops in CT

Experts from UConn Extension are helping bolster the craft brewing industry with research and outreach on this all-important crop

Chelsea Garcia, a graduate student studying in the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, demonstrates lab techniques to fellow graduate students Oliver Otoko and Lidan Gao in the Blesso Lab in the Advanced Technology Laboratory (ATL). Oct. 6, 2023. (Jason Sheldon/UConn Photo)

At UConn CAHNR, We’re More Than Ag

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of “Health” being added to its name, CAHNR is kicking off a year-long celebration of health-related research, education, and extension outreach taking place across the College.

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Japan’s Flower of the Year Has UConn Roots

The compact butterfly bush called Pugster Amethyst is based on plants first developed in the lab of UConn horticulture professor Mark Brand

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Former Faculty Couple Gives Back to the University They Love

For Richard ’79 MA, ’81 Ph.D. and Kristin Schwab, UConn is home. The former faculty members continue to support the university they love, furthering their legacy and inspiring future generations of students in the Neag School of Education and the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources.

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Exhibition Showcases New Perspectives on UConn Forest

Landscape Architecture students explored a changing environment, the impacts of human activity, and ways to make land more sustainable with a unique exhibition