Faculty
Laying the Foundation for Carbon Dioxide Reduction
A team of UConn researchers is working to achieve carbon neutrality through a process called electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction.
November 1, 2023 | Christie Wang, for UConn Research
Disclosing Product Ingredients on Children’s Drink Packages Helps Correct Misperceptions About Ingredients
Requiring companies to indicate added sugar, diet sweeteners and percent juice on the front of children’s fruit-flavored drinks may reduce children’s sweetened fruit drink consumption
November 1, 2023 | Carson Hardee, UConn Rudd Center
Humans Are Disrupting Natural ‘Salt Cycle’ on a Global Scale, New Study Shows
The influx of salt in streams and rivers is an ‘existential threat,’ according to researchers from UConn and the University of Maryland
October 31, 2023 | Combined Reports
A Team Effort is Giving New Life to a Classic Observatory
'Getting the facility back up and running has been an amazing and rewarding experience. This will be a force for good in the department and at the University'
October 23, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
How Ready is Your Town? UConn Researchers Help Coastal Towns Prepare for the Next Storm in a Changing Climate
'We want to make everybody in the community feel safe in a way that is affordable'
October 23, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
Wolff Entrepreneurship Competition Crowns Startup That Brings Emotional-Coping Skills to Elementary-Age Kids
The Wolff competition awarded almost $60,000 in funds for UConn-affiliated startups
October 20, 2023 | Claire Hall
Chasing the Great White Whale in the Digital Age
Mary K Bercaw Edwards is co-directing a program that supports K-12 teachers in developing new ways of teaching Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick."
October 18, 2023 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Snap Shot: How Will Organisms Adapt to Climate Change?
A UConn Marine Sciences researcher is spending time in Chile studying an important forage fish, and how this vital part of the food chain will adapt to a changing climate
October 12, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
Researchers Explore Future Climate in Africa, Using Clues from the Past
Researchers used chemicals from preserved plant matter to pinpoint the processes responsible for changes in past rainfall and drought in southwestern Africa, with implications for the future
October 6, 2023 | Combined Reports
Guarantees of Optimality: A New Model to Help the Manufacturing Industry Transition to Renewables
Solar thermal technology has huge, untapped potential, and UConn researchers are making tools to help manufacturers realize the possibilities and take the plunge for renewable energy
October 4, 2023 | Elaina Hancock