Sustainability

A large pile of industrial road salt.

Humans Are Disrupting Natural ‘Salt Cycle’ on a Global Scale, New Study Shows

The influx of salt in streams and rivers is an ‘existential threat,’ according to researchers from UConn and the University of Maryland 

UConn Research, Provost’s Office Launch Student-Centric Sustainability Initiative

Offices announce PRISMATIC: The President’s Research Investment in Sustainability Measures, Actions, Technologies, Initiatives, and Communities

Graphic announcing a Sustainability and Climate Town Hall being held by UConn leadership on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023 at 5pm in McHugh Hall, Room 102

UConn Sustainability and Climate Town Hall 11/2/23

University leaders will hold a town hall meeting on November 2 to discuss UConn's commitment to sustainability, clean energy, and climate change

Students planting a tree

Action-oriented Symposium Connects Researchers to Encourage Collaboration for a Sustainable Environmental Future

'We have heard these wonderful talks, now what are we going to do? The time for action is now'

Aerial image of the University of Connecticut during Fall 2023.

Trustees Declare Unequivocal Support For UConn Sustainability Efforts

The board’s declaration adds to the many ways in which UConn is working toward its goal of climate neutrality on campus by 2030

A fallen tree on a vehicle which brought down power lines on Comstock Hill Avenue in Norwalk, Connecticut during Hurricane Sandy on October 30, 2012.

How Ready is Your Town? UConn Researchers Help Coastal Towns Prepare for the Next Storm in a Changing Climate

'We want to make everybody in the community feel safe in a way that is affordable'

More picturesque wildness of coast can be found in the many tiny villages along the way. Here, for example, is the beach in Pude.

Snap Shot: How Will Organisms Adapt to Climate Change?

A UConn Marine Sciences researcher is spending time in Chile studying an important forage fish, and how this vital part of the food chain will adapt to a changing climate

Students holding climate protest signs in a march.

UConn Students Attend March to End Fossil Fuels in NYC

Amanda Stowe '26 (CAHNR) reports from the March to End Fossil Fuels, alongside 75,000 other climate activists.

Karen Gorman and Penny Thompson speak with Katie Malgioglio and Randi Mendes near the Aroostook River.

EPA Awards $5M Grant to Support UConn’s Technical Assistance for Brownfields Program

Brownfield sites may present environmentally hazardous conditions for residents residing near such properties.

A woman and child walks through water and mud during heavy flooding as a result of a storm in Sandvlei, close to Somerset West on September 25, 2023.

Researchers Explore Future Climate in Africa, Using Clues from the Past

Researchers used chemicals from preserved plant matter to pinpoint the processes responsible for changes in past rainfall and drought in southwestern Africa, with implications for the future