Climate

Research Highlight: Effects of urban development on Mallard nesting ecology in the northeastern United States

Pair of mallard ducks swimming in water
Ecosystems

Effects of urban development on Mallard nesting ecology in the northeastern United States

Published: March 2026

Author(s):

  • Laura R. Dykstra - Ph.D. candidate at Montana State University, M.S. Natural Resources (2023)
  • Min T. Huang - Research Scientist, Dept. of Natural Resources and the Environment
  • Tracy A.G. Rittenhouse, Associate Professor, Dept. of Natural Resources and the Environment

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Research Highlight: 2025 CT Grid Resilience Assessment

Energy

2025 Connecticut Grid Resilience Assessment

Produced by the University of Connecticut and the University of Albany, the Connecticut Grid Resilience Assessment (GRACI) Guide for Stakeholders synthesizes climate projections, outage data, infrastructure modeling, customer surveys, and social vulnerability metrics to identify Connecticut communities most at risk from extreme heat and high-wind-related outages.

Research Highlight: OVPR Year in Review 2025

Title page of UConn Research 2025 Year in Review document
Office of the Vice President for Research

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.