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Digital Editor, Planet Forward
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
The University of Connecticut is committed to leadership in campus sustainability. This commitment is clearly exemplified in the depth and breadth of the environmental initiatives that the University has undertaken.
University of Connecticut's COP26 cohort pauses for a photo on the streets of Glasgow. (Scott Wallace/University of Connecticut)
University of Connecticut
Thursday, December 02, 2021
In November, I traveled to Glasgow, Scotland for COP26 with four professors and 15 University of Connecticut students, representing 13 different majors. The students shared why they attended the conference and what they learned there.
Tags: education, cop26, UCONN, youth, climate change
University of Connecticut
Thursday, December 15, 2022
Scientists express concerns that an often fatal disease infecting Connecticut's domestic rabbit population may spread to the species' wild counterparts and have disastrous consequences.
Tags: Biodiversity, rabbits, UCONN, Connecticut, pathogen
(Proposed streetscape improvements from the Van Ness plan.)
American University
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Tags: city living, stormwater management, community revitalization
From right to left: Moderator Shardul Tiwari and YEAH Fellows Alexis Pascaris, Jacob Genuise and Amanda Pastore. (Dr. Gillian Bowser/Colorado State University)
University of Connecticut
Monday, December 06, 2021
Despite the power of big oil money, corrupt politicians, and current climate trends, there is something that gives me a surge of optimism and energy: younger generations.
Tags: cop26, climate change, UCONN, University of Connecticut, science
The sign outside Spring Valley Student Farm, a collaborative project with UConn’s Residential Life, Dining Services and EcoHouse Learning Community in Mansfield, Conn., on Sept. 23, 2022. Jessica Larkin-Wells, the farm manager for Spring Valley Student Farm, said the farm focuses heavily on education, including how to build resilient soil. (Madeline Papcun/University of Connecticut)
University of Connecticut
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Farmers around Mansfield, Connecticut, and around the world, have been facing intertwined production and economic challenges due to variation in precipitation levels. So how are they adapting?
Tags: agriculture, local farming, Connecticut, rain
The garden of the Spring Valley Student Farm, a one-acre vegetable garden owned by UConn dining services and run by UConn students in Mansfield, Conn., on Sept. 28, 2022. (Jet Windhorst/University of Connecticut)
University of Connecticut
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
The weather changes in the past few seasons have had detrimental effects on the health of Connecticut soil. Find out how these farmers are adapting.
Tags: agriculture, Soil health, Connecticut, local farming
A view of the Long Island Sound from my backyard. (Jane Cameron/George Washington University)
George Washington University
Thursday, December 01, 2022
Hurricane-battered coastlines are disappearing due to the climate crisis. Without intervention, my community and the town I grew up in are threatened.
Tags: climate change, coastal degradation, coastal flooding, coastal erosion, hurricanes, ocean, Connecticut
(Matthias Fischer/Pixabay)
George Washington University
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Wildfires are increasing in severity as climate change worsens, and our forests may not be able to grow back like they once could, scientists say.
Tags: Wildfire, climate change, forest fires
As of 2020, the population of piping plovers has improved after being protected under the Endangered Species Act in 1986. (Mathew Schwartz/Unsplash)
Professor, University of Connecticut
Friday, October 29, 2021
The Road to COP26 | The students who join us at COP26 have enthusiasm and determination that are contagious. We'll be looking for "win-win-win solutions at COP26 that can address all three crises."