Marine Sciences
UConn Researchers Studying Multi-Year Arctic Sea Ice Before It Is Gone
'When you see something happening so fast, and know that we caused, it's a rude awakening'
February 6, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
New Satellite Will Help Researchers See the Oceans and Atmosphere as Never Before
Satellite launch, anticipated for Feb. 6, offers researchers 'a completely new way' of looking at the ocean
January 9, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
Research Offers Insight into How Mercury Enters the Food Web
Dissolved organic matter acts like a 'shield' at the base of the marine food web
December 5, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
Art Meets Science in ‘Floating Points’ Exhibition at AVS Gallery at Avery Point
The presence of microplastics in the world's oceans are the focus of the exhibition, which runs through Dec. 10
November 28, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips
UConn, Partners Investigate Impact of Windfarms on Marine Life
UConn welcomed Orsted and Eversource officials to Avery Point to launch an impact study on a project designed to power 350,000 homes in southern New England
November 15, 2023 | By Loretta Waldman, for the Office of the Vice President for Research
Snap Shot: How Will Organisms Adapt to Climate Change?
A UConn Marine Sciences researcher is spending time in Chile studying an important forage fish, and how this vital part of the food chain will adapt to a changing climate
October 12, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
Helping to Put Relevant Evidence on the Policy-Making Table
UConn scientist is part of a new advisory committee to preserve the nation's coastal resources
October 2, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
Saving the Sound with History
Eelgrass is a critical habitat for fish, it filters water, and it stabilizes Connecticut's shoreline
August 14, 2023 | Thomas Rettig
Connecticut and UConn are Leaders in Clean Energy and Sustainability
Our leaders, innovators, and scholars have worked tirelessly to drive progress in sustainability, moving us toward independence from fossil fuels and steeling our power grid against severe weather and other risk factors.
August 2, 2023 | Matt Engelhardt, Office of the Vice President for Research, and University Communications
UConn Grad Appointed Head of NOAA’s Ecosystems and Aquaculture Division
From Avery Point to a senior leadership role in the crucially important federal agency
February 27, 2023 | Elaina Hancock