Climate change
Geoscientist Among First Projects Approved by National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot
Lijing Wang, who joins UConn in August, will develop AI models for mountain water flow that aid in climate change predictions
May 22, 2024 | Christine Buckley
Arctic-Focused Climate Change Research Initiative Earns Coveted $15 Million NSF Award
UConn Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Mark Urban will co-lead the EvoME Institute, a six-year, multi-disciplinary collaboration of experts from 14 institutions led by Woodwell Climate Research Center, UConn, and Columbia University
May 21, 2024 | Loretta Waldman, for the Office of the Vice President for Research
UConn Law 2024 Earth Day Conference Explores Climate Activism and the Law
'We wanted to show our attendees what real organizers are doing right here in our backyards, and to provide them with concrete opportunities to get involved'
April 24, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
Snapshot: Miles of Mud Yield Clues About Our Climate Future
'The program has contributed massively to our understanding of Earth's climate history'
April 11, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Sustainability Action Plan Taking Wide-Ranging Approach to ‘Green’ Future
A framework for environmental responsibility, social equity, and economic viability
April 10, 2024 | Stephanie Reitz
Solar Nanodevices
UConn researcher Brian Willis is harvesting parts of sunshine to expand the use of sunlight for energy and making clean – and climate friendly – energy more affordable
April 2, 2024 | Thomas Rettig
UConn Successfully Pursues Energy Efficiency, Even As Campus Grows
Despite 1 million square feet of new building space, UConn's carbon footprint is smaller than it was 20 years ago
March 21, 2024 | Kim Krieger
Forecasting Wind Energy
Using a novel computer program, UConn researchers are now able to forecast weather, identify climate projections, and assess wind turbine performance like never before.
March 12, 2024 | Thomas Rettig
Werth Institute Pilot Helping Students Turn Climate Passion into Sustainability Action
'In the classroom, you're talking about it with people, you're talking about the social impacts, you're learning about the physical impacts, the emotional – all of it'
March 5, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
Rediscovered Photos, an Unlabeled Jar Full of Cicadas, and an App
New data recently emerged that helps fill in some gaps in UConn’s long and ongoing legacy of studying these unique insects
February 14, 2024 | Elaina Hancock