Sustainability

Wood burning stove. (Getty Images)

UConn Reactor Uses More Efficient Process to Make Biodiesel Fuel

The reactor provides training for students in biodiesel technology.

Coming to Grips with Climate Change

An effective education must prepare students to tackle the unfamiliar and difficult, says CLAS dean.

Green building with a view of the treetops.

Hemp Produces Viable Biodiesel, UConn Study Finds

Industrial hemp, which grows in infertile soils, is a potential source of sustainable diesel fuel.

Developing More Efficient Solar Energy Cells

Alexander Agrios is probing ways to make inexpensive solar cells more energy efficient.

Middle school students learn about the ocean from Project Oceanology staff during Marine Science Day. (UConn Photo/Christine Sziabowski)

Local Students Discover the Ocean at Avery Point Marine Science Day

The students learned about Long Island Sound, its inhabitants, and reasons for its conservation.

Plan Targets Carbon-Neutral Storrs Campus by 2050

UConn's Climate Action Plan outlines more than 200 strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.