Sustainability
UConn Health Continues Commitment to Sustainability
Earth Day 2024: Institutional-wide efforts on campus and beyond
April 22, 2024 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Snapshot: Miles of Mud Yield Clues About Our Climate Future
'The program has contributed massively to our understanding of Earth's climate history'
April 11, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Sustainability Action Plan Taking Wide-Ranging Approach to ‘Green’ Future
A framework for environmental responsibility, social equity, and economic viability
April 10, 2024 | Stephanie Reitz
Solar Nanodevices
UConn researcher Brian Willis is harvesting parts of sunshine to expand the use of sunlight for energy and making clean – and climate friendly – energy more affordable
April 2, 2024 | Thomas Rettig
Gift of Fuel Cell Units Enhances UConn’s Clean Energy Commitment
Eight solid oxide fuel cell units will be donated to the Center for Clean Energy Engineering
April 2, 2024 | Matt Engelhardt
Global Wildlife Study During COVID-19 Shows Rural Animals are More Sensitive to Human Activity
Plant-eating animals are more active, carnivores are more cautious around humans
March 29, 2024 | Combined Reports
UConn Successfully Pursues Energy Efficiency, Even As Campus Grows
Despite 1 million square feet of new building space, UConn's carbon footprint is smaller than it was 20 years ago
March 21, 2024 | Kim Krieger
Forecasting Wind Energy
Using a novel computer program, UConn researchers are now able to forecast weather, identify climate projections, and assess wind turbine performance like never before.
March 12, 2024 | Thomas Rettig
Winter Worries: Road Salts and Private Wells
UConn Extension programs are addressing use of road salts in Connecticut communities and helping keep residential drinking water safe
March 11, 2024 | Mike Dietz, PhD, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resource & UConn Extension
Werth Institute Pilot Helping Students Turn Climate Passion into Sustainability Action
'In the classroom, you're talking about it with people, you're talking about the social impacts, you're learning about the physical impacts, the emotional – all of it'
March 5, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance