Sustainability

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Summer Undergraduate Researcher Harry Zehner ’21 (CLAS)

UConn Senior Harry Zehner is putting his passion about climate change into a research project on carbon pricing.

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Explore the Nexus of Climate Change and Public Health in CIRCA’s New Webinar Series

A new, free series of webinars explores the connections between climate change and public health.

New data show Connecticut’s black bear population is highest in the state’s outermost suburbs, which provide the refuge of large hardwood forests and a scattering of homes close enough so that a tasty snack is only a short distance away. (Photo courtesy of Tracy Rittenhouse)

Summer Undergraduate Researcher Mari Cullerton ’21 (CAHNR)

The UConn rising senior is researching secondary mortality agents in forests.

UConn Research: More Carbon in the Ocean Can Lead to Smaller Fish

As the world's oceans absorb more carbon from human activity, one result could be smaller fish, according to UConn researchers.

A view of Branford House at the Avery Point campus, taken from the Mystic Whaler. (Nathaniel Trumbull/UConn Photo)

New Sea Grant Fellowship Supports Diverse Undergraduate Researchers

Three undergraduate students helping pave the way for greater diversity in the sciences have been chosen as the first recipients of Connecticut Sea Grant’s new summer undergraduate research fellowships for underrepresented and underserved students in marine and coastal scientific research. UConn students Andrew Tienken ’22 (CLAS)  and Larissa Tabb ’22 (CLAS) and Western Connecticut State […]

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Mercury Remains a Persistent Poison in Connecticut’s Still River

Researchers have discovered the effects of 19th century industry lingering on in Connecticut's Still River.

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UConn Magazine: Abby Beissinger, Plant Detective

Farmers and gardeners bring, mail, and post samples of their sick plants to Beissinger who often drills down to a cellular level to make a diagnosis.

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‘Evolution Makes the World Less Ragged’

Although evolution and ecological systems have long been distinct areas of study, UConn researchers say there's compelling evidence to suggest the two are closely connected.

UConn doctoral student Kayla Mladinich adjusts tubes used to feed microplastics to shellfish in the lab.

From Tiny Shards to Tons in the Sea, Plastic Pollution Presents a Challenge to Labs, Beaches and Society

UConn Avery Point and Connecticut Sea Grant are exploring ways to limit the harmful effects of plastic on the marine environment.

The annual Earth Week Spring Fling on Fairfield Way is one of the many University-wide efforts to incorporate sustainability into all facets of campus life. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Now a Platinum and Green University

UConn is just one of seven institutions to earn Platinum status in a rigorous assessment of sustainability measures in higher education.