Sustainability
UConn Researchers Set Sail for Wind Study
Faculty and graduate student researchers have embarked from Avery Point for an up-close investigation of offshore wind power and its effect on the marine environment
September 9, 2024 | Loretta Waldman, for the OVPR
Fast-growing and Versatile: UConn Researcher is Working to Plant More Willows
Multifaceted species appears everywhere from CT to the Arctic, and has a wide variety of uses, from erosion control to pollination
September 5, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
Governor Lamont Visits UConn Health to Celebrate Connecticut’s Innovative Collaborations Reducing the State’s Carbon Footprint
Connecticut collaborators with Gov. Ned Lamont include Budderfly, Connecticut Innovations, UConn Health, and UConn.
August 28, 2024 | Lauren Woods
UConn Storrs Will Soon Welcome a New Home-grown, and Home-built, Classroom with an Iconic View
Built by UConn faculty, students, and staff from UConn Forest wood, this classroom showcases the many benefits of its surroundings
August 27, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
Transitioning Invasive Plants from a ‘Horror Movie’ to Managed Landscapes
While invasives can seem as scary as a horror movie, UConn experts calm public fears with science-based resources
August 26, 2024 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
UConn Storrs Campus Awarded Prestigious Arboretum Accreditation
'It is a special honor to be a steward of our campus landscapes'
July 25, 2024 | Stephanie Reitz
CIRCA: Serving Connecticut’s Coastal Communities and Beyond
As seas and temperatures rise, the Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation uses research and community engagement to protect communities across the state
July 23, 2024 | Mac Murray, and Thomas Rettig
Technology Entrepreneurship: Waste Not, Want Not
Innovative brothers create wastewater reprocessing system to help address their native country’s environmental crisis, conserving water and repurposing it for various applications
July 17, 2024 | Ira Morrison
Prepare Now to Shelter from the Storm
From preparing as a family to how businesses can get ahead, UConn Extension has tips to help Connecticut communities ride out extreme storms safely
July 9, 2024 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources & UConn Extension
City Fern, Country Fern: Citizen Science is Helping to Study Why Some Plants Love the City Life
If you want to create a diverse urban ecosystem, you want to include a diverse array of species because an ecosystem builds from the ground up
July 8, 2024 | Elaina Hancock