Sustainability

(Graphic: University of Maine Climate Change Institute)

UConn Joins Coalition of Universities Working Against Climate Change

UC3 aims to promote climate action and resilience by leveraging the strengths and skill sets of its member schools.

A young boy working at a light bulb factory in India. )Photo by Robin Romano/University Library Archives Special Collections)

Class: Human Rights and the Supply Chain

A human rights class for engineering and social sciences students encourages complementary approaches to social and environmental sustainability.

A saltmarsh sparrow nest at high tide. (Photo by Jenna Mielcarek)

Rapid Change – A Tale of Two Species

Climate change is creating winners and losers. UConn researchers are studying two Connecticut examples.

Climate Change in Our Backyard. (Yesenia Carrero/UConn Illustration)

Climate Change in Our Backyard

Climate change is not just happening elsewhere. This series draws attention to local environmental transitions and the many ways UConn students and researchers are investigating and responding to them.

Students pick beans at the Spring Valley Student Farm. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Sierra Club Ranks UConn a Green Campus Leader Again

One area where UConn consistently excels is dining services. Sustainability efforts include sourcing food from small, community-based and locally owned farms.

Swallowtail butterfly on a buttonbush blossom. (Getty Images)

Changing the Landscape – Invasive Plants

Plant science professor Jessica Lubell on invasive plant species and her work to identify native species as alternatives for landscaping purposes.

Desalination plant. (Getty Images)

New Findings May Lead to Sea Change in Desalination Technology

University of Connecticut scientists use electrospray to produce smooth reverse osmosis membranes with tunable thickness.

A view from the survey boats, while waiting for the tide to come in and allow travel to the next location, Gulf of Mottama. (Chris Elphick/UConn Photo)

Snapshot: Chris Elphick in Myanmar

Researcher Chris Elphick shares photos from Myanmar, where he helped survey species of waterbirds, including a critically endangered sandpiper.

A gray tree frog calling. (Kurt Schwenk/UConn Photo)

Nature and Knowledge at Our Doorstep

Students exposed to nature, some for the first time, soon become fascinated and eager to learn more.

Dewayne Johnson, who used Roundup in his job as groundskeeper and later developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma, has been awarded $289 million in damages. (AP Photo via The Conversation)

Jury finds Monsanto Liable in the first Roundup Cancer Trial – Here’s What Could Happen Next

A UConn Health professor with experience of trying to help figure out why people get cancer discusses implications of the Roundup verdict.