The Center for Weather & Innovation, Smart Energy and Resilience (WISER), led by the University at Albany and the University of Connecticut, is soliciting proposals from prospective principal investigators and co-PIs for Year 3 (2026). Proposals are due December 1-7 and should be directed to Matt Reuter, WISER Program Manager (mreuter@albany.edu). Descriptions of current research projects are also available for reference.
Author: Allie Calabro
UConn Research Year in Review (2025) The Year in Review report from the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) highlights some of the initiatives at UConn that represent the groundbreaking research taking place at the University. Several IoEE faculty members, including affiliated faculty and Eversource Energy Center members, are noted in the report.
Campus Power Plant Hydrogen-Capable and More Efficient Than Ever (UConn Today)
The University of Connecticut Central Utility Plant, which provides most of the energy used by UConn Storrs, is installing new turbines that can burn hydrogen as well as natural gas. The new turbines could reduce the facility’s carbon emissions by 30%, a key part of the University’s plan to be carbon neutral by 2030.
UConn Professors Receive NSF CAREER Awards (UConn Today)
Professor Diego Cerrai (Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering & Interim Director of the Eversource Energy Center), along with four other UConn faculty members, received the prestigious CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) during the 2025 cycle. The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a competitive award honoring early-career scientists and providing them with funding to support the continuation of their career.
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 […]
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