Sustainability
Electric, Hybrid Buses Coming to UConn as Next Generation of Clean Transit
The electric buses produce no tailpipe emissions and provide all the features that today’s students need for a comfortable and productive ride
Learning About Landscape Architecture on the UConn Research Farm
Bringing together a love for the outdoors and architecture, Brianna Collazo '26 is taking advantage of all that UConn's unique program has to offer
Study Surveys CT’s Forest Owners Ahead of Funding for Sustainable Initiatives
'It’s an effort on the part of the woodland owner to give some thought to the future'
The Bright and Dark Sides of Pacific Salmon Biotransport
'We usually study them separately in the context of transport by animals, but nutrients and contaminants go hand-in-hand'
A Peculiar Algae with Significant Potential
Weird aspects of a big, cactus-shaped algae could be useful for things like coral reef conservation and regenerative biology while teaching us about how organisms coped with past climatic changes
Urban Forestry Enables Environmental Justice in CT Communities
Bringing together the power of UConn research and extension, faculty are leveraging urban forestry and environmental justice to support Connecticut’s Hispanic and Latino communities
Green Subsidies May Have Hidden Costs, Experts Warn
Some subsidies that appear to encourage sustainability are not so simple
Celebrating the Fungus Among Us: How Fungi Support, Restore Ecosystems
UConn researcher Mia Maltz the unsung benefits of fungus for our ecosystems - from erosion control to carbon sequestration
UConn at the UN
Three UConn environmental science majors joined the global community at the UN's Summit of the Future to tackle urgent topics on the environment and sustainability
UConn and Eversource Host Third Annual Sustainable Clean Energy Summit
Gene Rodrigues, U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Electricity, served as keynote speaker