Sustainability
Diving for Data on Fish Populations
A UConn marine scientist is working in the waters off Costa Rica to build more accurate models of how fish may adapt to environmental changes.
Plants Aren’t in Lockstep When Responding to Environmental Changes
A UConn study shows that trait diversity in plants may result from individual responses to the environment, rather than – as is often assumed – being uniform across species.
Young Conservationists Inspired to Tackle Community Projects
High school students who attended a conservation program at UConn last summer recently completed environmental service projects close to home.
Evolving to Cope with Climate Change
A UConn marine sciences professor is measuring the potential of an important fish species to adapt to an increasingly acidic ocean.
Getting a Taste of a Sustainable Food System
Students in an Education Abroad program in Florence, Italy, gained a new perspective on sustainable foods and agriculture.
Sailing the Mid-Century Arctic
Geographer Scott Stephenson is charting the possibilities for the future of Arctic shipping lanes under various climate change scenarios.
Advancing Knowledge: Research
A glimpse into this past year's discoveries by UConn researchers.
UConn Law Creates Two New Master’s Degrees
The new degree programs in human rights and social justice and energy and environmental law are intended to meet emerging needs in society.
Big Data and the Science of the Christmas Tree
A UConn bioinformatics researcher is helping develop tools that will enable more scientists to start finding meaning in massive amounts of data.
Student Researchers Win EPA Sustainability Grant
A UConn student team has won a $15,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency in the first phase of the national P3 competition.