{"id":238020,"date":"2025-11-25T08:47:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=238020"},"modified":"2025-11-25T08:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:47:14","slug":"cahnr-hosts-second-one-health-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/11\/cahnr-hosts-second-one-health-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"CAHNR Hosts Second One Health Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

In 2025, CAHNR brought together faculty, students, and extension professionals in a dynamic forum focused on One Health, emphasizing the interconnected health of humans, animals, plants, and the environment. The conference centered on interactive round-table discussions and student poster sessions to drive the conversation forward.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

From soil microbiology to human physical activity, CAHNR\u2019s broad disciplinary reach sets it apart in the One Health arena. CAHNR\u2019s One Health initiative aligns with all five of the college\u2019s Strategic Vision areas and functions as a sub-committee of the Enhancing Health and Well-Being Strategic Vision Implementation Committee (SVIC).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Interim Dean Kumar Venkitanarayanan and event organizer Sara Tomis speak to attendees (Jason Sheldon\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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The conference covered a range of topics, like digital technology, policy adoption, and One Health in undergraduate education. (Jason Sheldon\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Participants joined several round table discussions throughout the day. (Jason Sheldon\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Poster presentations, tabling, and networking activities concluded the day’s activities. (Jason Sheldon\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“The One Health approach reminds us that human, animal, environmental, and plant health are deeply interconnected,” says Kumar Venkitanarayanan, CAHNR interim dean. “It also reminds us that the challenges we face from emerging diseases, food security, climate change, and environmental conservation, and so many others can\u2019t be solved in isolation. They demand collaboration, innovation, and a shared sense of purpose. That is exactly what this conference embodies.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

CAHNR continues to lead UConn\u2019s efforts to expand One Health education and collaboration. The One Health minor, housed in the College and launching in the fall of 2026, offers undergraduates an interdisciplinary foundation in human, animal, and environmental health systems. Students will explore how climate and the environment, food production, and disease ecology intersect \u2014 gaining the tools to work across sectors and disciplines. The minor draws on courses from Nutritional Sciences, Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, Kinesiology, and Natural Resources and the Environment, among others, making it one of UConn\u2019s most integrative academic programs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The conference\u2019s round-table sessions invited faculty, students, and staff to co-design pathways forward \u2014 addressing themes like ecosystem change, the human-animal-environment interface, and equity from global to local scales. Student poster presentations spanned topics from zoonotic-disease surveillance to human heat-stress adaptation, underscoring how CAHNR prepares the next generation of problem-solvers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

“Working across focus areas and industries, the 2025 One Health Conference brought together nearly 100 faculty, staff, students, and community partners interested in transforming dialogue into collaborative actions and outcomes,” says Sara Tomis, assistant extension educator of One Health and one of the event organizers. “CAHNR is uniquely positioned to lead change in this space through the integration of teaching, research, and extension within all four domains of the One Health framework.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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