Sustainability

A glacier calving into the sea

Seeking Climate JUSTICE for All

A team of UConn researchers is changing climate conversations for good

Ecology compost supply - kitchen waste recycling in backyard composter. The man throws leftover vegetables from the cutting board.

UConn and Fort Hays State University Compete in Werth Innovation for Sustainability Challenge

Both teams presented compelling projects focused on compost solutions

UConn Department of Earth Sciences and Department of Marine Sciences Professor Pieter Visscher researches stromatolites, which are fossilized biofilms where Earth's earliest life forms evolved.

Microbial Slime: The Ultimate System to Understand Our Planet

'These biofilms are just remarkable. They may be the ultimate system to study to understand our planet'

Jeffrey McCutcheon

Water Research Foundation Awards Top Honor to UConn Engineering Professor

McCutcheon intends to use the award to broaden the application of his manufacturing approach to other materials of interest to the membrane science community

A student at the Homer Babbidge Library, reading.

UConn Reads Announces ’24-’25 Selection: ‘All We Can Save’

A collection of provocative and illuminating essays from women on the front lines of climate change

EJTCTAC

UConn, EPA Launch Regional Environmental Justice Center

The Environmental Protection Agency is backing UConn’s initiative through a $10 million federal grant

The new HuskyGo electric bus—the first of its kind in its fleet—sits next to the bus stops in the W Lot

Electric, Hybrid Buses Coming to UConn as Next Generation of Clean Transit

The electric buses produce no tailpipe emissions and provide all the features that today’s students need for a comfortable and productive ride

Brianna Collazo working at UConn's Plant Science Research and Education Farm

Learning About Landscape Architecture on the UConn Research Farm

Bringing together a love for the outdoors and architecture, Brianna Collazo '26 is taking advantage of all that UConn's unique program has to offer

People walking in the woods

Study Surveys CT’s Forest Owners Ahead of Funding for Sustainable Initiatives

'It’s an effort on the part of the woodland owner to give some thought to the future'

Pacific salmon in the water

The Bright and Dark Sides of Pacific Salmon Biotransport

'We usually study them separately in the context of transport by animals, but nutrients and contaminants go hand-in-hand'