Sustainability
Weathering the Storm
Bought a generator recently? Stocked up on groceries ahead of a storm? Then you're practicing a form of adaptation.
March 3, 2014 | Rich Miller, director, Office of Environmental Policy
A New Way to Create Porous Materials
UConn chemists have discovered a process offering greater control and flexibility that could benefit a wide range of applications.
February 20, 2014 | Colin Poitras
New Institute to Focus on Adapting to Climate Change
The Institute for Community Resiliency and Climate Adaptation will develop best practices for managing the risks from extreme weather events.
January 24, 2014 | Sheila Foran
Global Warming: The Conversation We Need to Have
The recent frigid weather in the U.S. and a 2013 increase in polar ice do not change the basic physics of global warming, says climate scientist Anji Seth.
January 14, 2014 | Rich Miller, Office of Environmental Policy
Ecology Graduate Student Earns Switzer Fellowship for Work at Earth’s Extremes
Ph.D. student Lily Lewis studies mosses in the Alaskan wilderness and Chile's sub-Antarctic mountains.
September 18, 2013 | Christine Buckley
UConn is Sierra Club’s No. 1 ‘Coolest School’
UConn has won the top spot in 'Sierra' magazine’s nationwide rankings for efforts to encourage sustainability, green technology, and environmental stewardship.
August 14, 2013 | Stephanie Reitz
New UConn Microgrid to Provide Power in Storm-related Outages
The University has received state funding to create an independent microgrid energy system at the Depot Campus.
August 13, 2013 | Colin Poitras
International Partnership Launches Innovative Energy Research Center at UConn
The Fraunhofer Center for Energy Innovation, one of just seven in the country, will develop improved energy conversion and storage systems.
July 25, 2013 | Steve Criss
Suddenly it Happened: Answering the Call for Climate Leadership
Two UConn environmental leaders applaud President Obama’s hoped-for stand on climate change.
July 2, 2013 | Rich Miller, Office of Environmental Policy, and Mark Urban, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
UConn Earns Top Score in Third Annual GreenMetric World Ranking
The University scored particularly high in the education category, which includes sustainability courses, research, and outreach.
January 16, 2013 | Sheila Foran