Sustainability

A field of young switchgrass in the northeastern U.S.

A Shortage of Native Seeds is Slowing Land Restoration Across the US, which is Crucial for Tackling Climate Change and Extinctions

Restoration projects require vast quantities of native seeds – but commercial supplies fall far short of what’s needed

portrait of Joe Fullerton

Joe Fullerton Appointed Director of the UConn Office of Sustainability

Fullerton will continue UConn’s institutional legacy of sustainability and further advance UConn’s national and international leadership in sustainability and the environment.

Organic microgreens in spoons.

Tiny but Mighty: Microgreens Could Play an Important Role in Feeding a Sustainable Future

'With the same amount of food, we can provide higher nutritional quality with microgreens'

A woman works at a laptop computer while translucent symbols of sustainability float in the air.

UConn to Host Business ‘Sustainability Summit’

'I wish to be part of the business revolution'

Hartford Connecticut skyline, Wickham Park, CT.

When Constructing Conservation Networks, It’s Best to Have a Plan

'You want to try to figure out what kind of habitat types we have and then collect at least one of everything'

river scene

Hypoxia in Rivers More Prevalent Than Previously Thought, Study Shows

A recent multi-institution study including UConn researchers found widespread hypoxic conditions in rivers around the globe, something which many had previously believed to be extremely rare

People tending urban vegetable gardens.

Graduate Students Awarded Multidisciplinary Environmental Research Funding

The Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, in collaboration with the Institute of the Environment, support seven student projects.

Ski lifts drift over a green field as people walk in the distance.

Clues about the Northeast’s Past and Future Climate from Plant Fossils

The warmer, wetter, and homogeneous climate of the past may soon return for the eastern seaboard

Lisa Milke, a shellfish research expert, has been appointed as the new head of NOAA’s ecosystems and aquaculture division and is pictured standing by a body of water in a NOAA hat

UConn Grad Appointed Head of NOAA’s Ecosystems and Aquaculture Division

From Avery Point to a senior leadership role in the crucially important federal agency

Josh Frye, a poultry farmer in Hardy County, W.Va., churns out biochar from chicken waste and wood chips, turning it into a valuable fertilizing substance which is also environmentally clean.

An Emerging Agricultural Practice Offers New Promise for a Climate-Smart Future

'We can achieve the goal of climate-smart agriculture, and in the case of biochar, Connecticut is an ideal place for exploring and applying this approach'