Climate change

A researcher and student looking at data with a wind turbine in the background

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.

ClimateWerx students analyze materials collected at the UConn Archives & Special Collections centered around the historical ecological advocacy movements at UConn and surrounding areas with Graham Stinnett, Archivist of the Human Rights & Alternative Press Collections on February 23, 2024.

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'

John Cooley, assistant professor-in-residence of ecology & evolutionary biology, poses with a jar of cicada specimens currently kept in UConn's Biodiversity Research Collections

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

Vibrant and healthy coral reef ecosystem in the crystal clear waters of Red Sea, Egypt

A New Tool to Skillfully Predict Marine Habitat Shifts

Accurate predictions become increasingly important in a changing climate to help build resilience for marine ecosystems

Open water ice formations

UConn Researchers Studying Multi-Year Arctic Sea Ice Before It Is Gone

'When you see something happening so fast, and know that we caused, it's a rude awakening'

One of UConn's hidden gems, Robert M. Thorson says the Stone Pavilion contains many beautiful stone specimens from across the country, and the massive slabs of bedrock surrounding the pavilion, tell a story of continuous geological change throughout history.

New Exhibition Asks: Are You Seeing Climate Change?

What will Connecticut look like in the year 2100?

Close up shot of carbon gel with the video title 'Carbon Gel Capture' overlayed

CO2 Removal Research

UConn researchers are exploring CO2 removal as a way to foster a healthier environment

As part of the Campus Masterplan and funded by Next Generation Connecticut funds, the South Campus Infrastructure Project includes clean, renewable infrastructure that will extend deep underground to heat and cool the new South Campus Residence Hall.

Geothermal Project to Heat and Cool New South Campus Residential Hall

Sustainable technology is expected to begin operating in 2025

4 UConn students share recycling facts on posters outside a football stadium.

UConn Earns High Marks in Global Sustainable University Ratings

GreenMetric releases global higher education sustainability rankings for 2023

Entryway sign lit up green for St. Patricks Day and for Sustainability.

UConn to Audit Energy-Savings Options at Multiple Storrs Locations

A deep dive into energy conservation strategies at scores of sites on the Storrs campus, accelerating its drive toward carbon neutrality by 2030