Climate change
For Ancient Farmers Facing Climate Change, More Grazing Meant More Resilience
How changing their lifestyle helped people in an ancient settlement adapt to a new reality
March 23, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Billions of Cicadas May Be Coming Soon to Trees Near You
After 17 years, the 'magic cicadas' of Brood X are back
March 19, 2021 | John Cooley and Chris Simon, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Your Favorite Fishing Stream May be at High Risk From Climate Change – Here’s How to Tell
If communities can figure out where these streams will warm the most, they can plan for the future.
March 12, 2021 | Danielle Hare, Hydrogeologist and Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
Groundwater Information is No Longer Out of Depth
A UConn Ph.D. candidate and a faculty member have developed a novel way of gathering data about streams fed by groundwater that provide important insights about the possible effects of climate change.
March 4, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Walking For Climate Action
After UConn grad Hannah Bacon ’15 (CLAS) lost her job at an environmental nonprofit due to the pandemic, she decided to use her time off to walk across the country to raise money and awareness for climate action.
March 3, 2021 | Thomas Rettig, and Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
‘Climate Crisis: Take Action’ Is Third Pop-Up Class Offering at UConn
The new course examines the climate crisis from a variety of perspectives.
February 25, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn Magazine: Inspiring Students to Save the Planet
“Sustainability is arguably the biggest challenge we face in the 21st century,” says Michael Willig.
February 25, 2021 | Lisa Stiepock
Q&A: Climate Grief and Our Crisis of Culture
UConn's Phoebe Godfrey locates the growing feeling of "climate grief" in existing problems of Western society.
February 10, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Opinion: A Book for All of Us Living in the Time of ‘The Great Derangement’
Amitav Ghosh's meditation on the inability of contemporary society to face up to climate change is an urgent and timely selection for UConn Reads.
January 22, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Shark Feast! And Insights about Carbon Sequestration
A team of researchers including UConn's Peter Auster stumbled on something rarely glimpsed by human beings - a deep-sea shark feast.
November 25, 2020 | Elaina Hancock