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Grant Marsden from Tolland worked with Meng (Fred) Lu from Beijing, China (by way of Kent, Conn.) to check their coordinates. (Susan Schadt/UConn Photo)

Conservation Academy Creates Connections with the Environment

A new summer program was designed to set high school students on the path to becoming life-long advocates for the protection of natural resources.

Cliffs and coastal landscape on Martha's Vineyard (Wikimedia Commons Photo)

Climate Change on Martha’s Vineyard

A UConn graduate student used GIS data to project what could happen on Martha’s Vineyard if sea levels rise dramatically.

The Galerucella beetle feeding on a leaf of the purple loosestrife provides an efficient form of biological control. (Donna Ellis/UConn Photo)

Cooperative Extension Reaches Out to Help Maintain a Healthy Environment

UConn’s extension specialists are on the front line in the struggle against invasive species.

Bill Davenport '85 (CANR), '86 MS, right, a teacher at Nonnewaugh High School in Woodbury, gets some advice on using a micropipette from Yi Ma, left, a post-doctoral fellow, and Gerald Berkowitz, professor of plant science and landscape architecture on June 28, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

High School Teachers Get a Lesson in Identifying Genetically Modified Foods

A day-long workshop on DNA analysis gave teachers another tool to engage students in science.

Assistant professor Yao Lin is inspired by the elements of nature to create innovative materials. (Daniel Buttrey/UConn Photo)

Bio-inspired Science

Chemistry professor Yao Lin is tapping into the concepts of nature to make novel synthetic materials.

A view of the eight bed clinical resource laboratory at the Carolyn Ladd Widmer Wing, under construction at the School of Nursing on June 25, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Sneak Peek at Nursing’s New Widmer Wing

Staff of the School of Nursing were given a tour this week of the school's new wing, which is slated to open in the fall.

Antigua, Guatemala - April 17, 2011: Locals and visitors alike shop in the Semana Santa market in front of La Merced Cathedral.

Learning in the Global Classroom

A new Study Abroad program in Guatemala has an added dimension: the participants are drawn from Universitas 21 institutions around the world.

Chris Cerpa of Rocky Hill is seen through the skin of his drum during the Yamaha Sounds of Summer held at the Music Building on June 26, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Drumline Doesn’t Miss a Beat with Sounds of Summer Program

The Drumline hosted musicians in grades 7-12 for Yamaha's summer percussion camp June 25-26.

Aerial View of Griswold Point, Old Lyme - 1974-2000 (Photo courtesy of UConn Libraries)

Historical Aerial Photos of Connecticut’s Coastline Now Available Online

Aerial photographs of the state’s coast covering the past 40 years provide a valuable time series of environmental and land use conditions.

Early Music Festival (Photo courtesy of Connecticut Early Music Festival).

Festival of Early Music Based on Music Scholar’s Research

As artistic director for the Connecticut Early Music Festival, music historian Eric Rice is organizing a concert series featuring music written before 1800.