Student Service Learning Project – Hop River Trail Tunnel UConn students Robert Avena (left) and Sumeet Kadian (right) conducted a feasibility study during their first-year Service Learning class and recommended the installation of lighting through the Hop River Trail tunnel in Bolton Notch State Park (runs under Interstate 384 in Bolton, CT). The project, implemented […]
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Sea Grant Disaster Preparedness Pilot for Senior Residents CT Sea Grant, UConn Extension, Anthropology, and Communications faculty are working on a two-year project to better prepare older residents for emergencies (pilot communities are Stamford, West Haven, and New London). The project includes roundtable discussions, listening sessions, and survey feedback to generate materials and programming to […]
Connecticut Scholars Strategy Network (SSN) From the SSN Website: “Connecticut SSN brings together a vibrant, engaged group of scholars from disciplines ranging from African American studies to political science to medicine to sociology. Although interested in a broad range of public policies, we focus particularly on challenges in three areas: economic and social inequality, health […]
Extension Educators Launch School-Based Green Infrastructure Initiative Supported by a $100,000 grant from the EPA, the program partners with CT school districts and sustainable development organizations to bring hands-on projects to students and teachers. Learn More
Give and Go – Move Out Collection In partnership with UConn Community Outreach, the OS supports annual efforts to collect and distribute unwanted dorm furnishings, clothes, food, and more to local non-profit community organizations and incoming students in need. Learn More
Don’t Mess with Mansfield Litter Cleanup In partnership with the Town of Mansfield, Student Activities, and Facilities Operations, the OS leads volunteer recruitment and coordination of two community-wide litter cleanup days targeting on and off campus locations annually. Learn More
FRAME Contest: Your Research in the Spotlight
The Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is launching the first annual Featured Research Art & Media Exhibit (FRAME) Contest to highlight striking research images, graphics, or artwork; winning entries will be displayed in OVPR spaces. The competition runs from September 8 to November 10.
Global burn severity in forest ecoregions: trends, climate drivers, and predictive insights Published: 09 July 2025 Author(s): Kang He, Xinyi Shen, Emmanouil Anagnostou Affiliations: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Eversource Energy Center Read the Article
Clouds: A Collaboration with Fluid Dynamics
Visit the Benton Museum of Art on the UConn Storrs campus for the special panel A Discussion at the Intersection of Art, Science, and Engineering on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 4:30pm!
The panel is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Clouds: A Collaboration with Fluid Dynamics. The exhibition is a collaboration between the Benton Museum and the UConn College of Engineering (Professor George Matheou, recipient of a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award focusing on clouds), and is on view until December 14, 2025.
Panelists are:
Helen Glazer, visual artist whose work spans photography and sculpture
Dr. Ann Fridlind, Physical Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Dr. Miad Yazdani, Principal Fellow at the RTX Technology Research Center, specializing in turbulence and contrails
For more information about the event and the panelists, visit the event’s calendar listing. For any inquiries, please contact Prof. George Matheou (matheou@uconn.edu).
Hottest year in recorded history compounds global biodiversity risks Published: 25 August 2025 Author(s): Cory Merow, Brian S. Maitner, Andreas Schwarz Meyer, Alex L. Pigot, Josep M. Serra-Diaz, Mark C. Urban (Professor, EEB) Affiliations: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Eco-Evolution Lab Read the Article