Research Highlights

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.

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

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

Engineers as Problem-Solvers for Sustainable Development?—Exploring Students’ Learning Outcomes From Sustainability and Human Rights-Centered Approaches in Engineering Education Published: 26 May 2025 Author(s): Shareen Hertel, Wiktor Osiatyński Affiliations: Chair of Human Rights & Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science Read the Article