Sustainability
Class Tree Project Expanding as UConn Again Earns ‘Tree Campus USA’ Honor
The annual event, in which students plant a tree for that year’s graduating class, is being expanded to include trees for UConn’s junior, sophomore, and first-year classes
Urban Forestry and Arboriculture Program Prepares Students to Serve Industry Needs
Students gain real-world experience and technical training to support Connecticut's forests and communities
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
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.
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'
UConn to Host Business ‘Sustainability Summit’
'I wish to be part of the business revolution'
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'
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
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.
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