Sustainability
UConn Student to Continue Legacy of Environmental Stewardship
'An important part of environmental leadership is about expanding your network and stepping out of your comfort zone'
Measuring Milk’s Carbon Footprint
This study demonstrated that using farm-specific data helps more accurately measure the environmental impact of creating and delivering milk
Snapshot From the Field: Studying Ecosystem Evolution in the Fastest Warming Region on Earth
A glimpse at the Summer 2026 EVOME field season
Permafrost Melt Could Cost $261 Billion in Infrastructure Damages
This new approach provides a more accurate indication of the cost to rebuild structures
Trading in Palm Trees for Seaweed to Support Domestic Manufacturing
Mingyu Qiao will use an anaerobic digestion process to transform seaweed into a sustainable replacement for palm oil
Can Satellites Detect When Forests Lose Resilience?
This study provides clearer guidelines for understanding how well forests resist and recover from stressors like drought, fire, or human disturbances
UConn Student Working for Fewer Lawns and More Meadows Across CT
Rethinking the lawn, to support biodiversity and sustainability
Development of Algae-Based Food Product Earns Prestigious Award
Mingyu Qiao, UConn Assistant Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources, will lead a global team using a novel strain of microalgae grown on spent brewer waste to develop a lower cost version of an essential omega-3 fatty acid critical to fetal and infant brain and eye development
Lessons from the Collinsville Pollinator Trail on Managing Invasive Plants
A group of dedicated volunteers worked together to manage invasive plants in their community
UConn Students Help Reimagine New Haven’s Farmington Canal Heritage Trail
Students from UConn’s landscape architecture program collaborated with the Community Placemaking Engagement Network (CPEN) to develop designs for reinvigorating a 56-mile stretch of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail