Climate change
UConn Student Represents US in UN Global Youth Statement
Youth climate leaders work together to ensure their voices are heard by the world
Is Composting Worth It? The Calculation is Complicated
A new UConn study explores the cost, effort, and impact of composting programs
UConn Receives State GreenerGov Awards for On-Campus Sustainability Efforts
The projects being honored further the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2030
Bad Gas
Can we make cattle farming more sustainable to feed a growing population?
For Restoring Biodiversity Look for Help from the Humble, World-building Muskrat
'These important aquatic rodents transform habitats in many ways that some communities, like the Native Americans, have appreciated for 1000s of years, and Western science is just now discovering that importance'
Cooling Garments Can Protect Laborers in a Hotter World
A new paper from researchers in the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) demonstrates that commercially available body-cooling garments provide significant protection against extreme heat
When Stressors Converge, How Will Our Forests Fare?
Two recent publications dig into the impacts of compounding factors threatening New England trees
Fool’s Gold: A Hidden Climate Stabilizer
“It's intriguing to see how Earth can recover from very severe past experiences that wiped out life on the planet”
Working to Understand Why Mercury Levels are so High in the Arctic
Researchers tackle a previously unexplored aspect of mercury at the air-sea interface
After 170 Years, Thoreau’s River Observations Inform Our Changing Climate
A then-and-now comparison of the timing of seasonal events helps translate the abstraction of climate change into the reality of actual life