Climate change

Solar thermal arrays like the one that Stuber used in his research on desalination hold great promise in helping industries embrace renewable technology and transition away from fossil fuels.

Guarantees of Optimality: A New Model to Help the Manufacturing Industry Transition to Renewables

Solar thermal technology has huge, untapped potential, and UConn researchers are making tools to help manufacturers realize the possibilities and take the plunge for renewable energy

Climate Change and Cattle: Genetics May Hold Answer to Heat Stress Tolerance

The long-term goal of this work is to identify the best genetics for cows in each climatic region of the U.S. to ensure healthy animals and robust milk production

A view of Fairfield Way including some fall color

UConn Expanding Clean Energy Offerings In Push for Carbon Neutrality

UConn’s commitment to achieving carbon neutrality and promoting clean energy is continuing its steady progress, with more electric vehicle charging stations

Green combine in corn field during harvest.

Heat Stress to Bring Big Changes to the US Corn Belt

'In the near term, drought-resistant crops are important, but when you look at the long term, we need heat-resistant crops'

Close up of a mushroom with the title 'Mushroom Surfboards' overlaying it

Surf’s Up! Using Mushrooms to Make a More Sustainable Surfboard

Protecting the oceans one mushroom surfboard at a time

UConn researcher Chandi Witharana is using remote sensing as 'a virtual passport' to monitor vast expanses of land in remote areas, including the Arctic tundra. (Chandi Witharana)

$5M Google.org Grant Uses AI to Track Permafrost Thaw

As part of an international team, UConn remote sensing expert Chandi Witharana helps expand Permafrost Discovery Gateway

Meltwater pouring over ice at the edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet near 660 at midnight, Kangerlussuaq. Greenland.

Greenland Melted Recently, Shows High Risk of Sea Level Rise Today

Long-lost ice core reveals that much of Greenland was green 416,000 years ago                                                                                            

An e-bike stands on a suburban street.

Connecticut: Get Ready for CHEAPR e-bikes

A sustainable future needs sustainable transportation. Here, a CIRCA expert details an update to a program to us move toward that future

Entryway sign lit up green for St. Patricks Day and for Sustainability. March 16, 2022.

Six UConn Teams Innovating Decarbonization this Summer through Unique Eversource Partnership Program

The program culminates in a summit on October 4, where a panel of academic, utility, industry, municipal, and legislative experts will select the top teams to continue the advancement of their ideas

An illustration showing the planet Earth in the top portion of an hourglass.

Climate Change to Push Species Over Abrupt Tipping Points

Climate change is likely to abruptly push species over tipping points as their geographic ranges reach unforeseen temperatures