Climate change
UConn@COP29: First Impressions and Fresh Perspectives
14 UConn students attended the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties, or COP29, in Azerbaijan
November 25, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Researchers Develop Pioneering Monitoring Technique to Help Build Mangrove Resilience
Mangroves are like armor to protect us from climate change, but faced with sea level rise and extreme weather, will these important habitats survive?
November 20, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
US Flood Governance Drives Social Inequity, and Maybe the Next Housing Market Crash
Florida is likely to be the canary in the coal mine, showing a drop in coastal home values starting now
November 15, 2024 | By James Knighton, Sandeep Poudel, and Rebecca Elliott
“Don’t Mess With Mansfield” Clean-Up Event on Saturday
The University of Connecticut and the Town of Mansfield are teaming up for a community cleanup day on Saturday, Nov. 16
November 14, 2024 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn and Fort Hays State University Compete in Werth Innovation for Sustainability Challenge
Both teams presented compelling projects focused on compost solutions
November 12, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
Microbial Slime: The Ultimate System to Understand Our Planet
'These biofilms are just remarkable. They may be the ultimate system to study to understand our planet'
November 6, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
Water Research Foundation Awards Top Honor to UConn Engineering Professor
McCutcheon intends to use the award to broaden the application of his manufacturing approach to other materials of interest to the membrane science community
October 31, 2024 | Claire Tremont
UConn Reads Announces ’24-’25 Selection: ‘All We Can Save’
A collection of provocative and illuminating essays from women on the front lines of climate change
October 30, 2024 | Combined Reports
UConn, EPA Launch Regional Environmental Justice Center
The Environmental Protection Agency is backing UConn’s initiative through a $10 million federal grant
October 30, 2024 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20
Electric, Hybrid Buses Coming to UConn as Next Generation of Clean Transit
The electric buses produce no tailpipe emissions and provide all the features that today’s students need for a comfortable and productive ride
October 23, 2024 | Stephanie Reitz