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Past Newsletters
Notable News Articles Featuring UConn and the Environment!
- UConn Recognized as ‘Bicycle Friendly University,’ First Time it has Received the National Designation (UConn Today – Jan 12, 2023)
- UConn Professor, Students Help Connecticut Towns Make Smart Energy Choices with SmartBuildings Program (UConn Today – Jan 19, 2023)
- UConn, R/GA Ventures, CTNext Kick Off Venture Studio Addressing Climate Change (UConn Today – Feb 10, 2023)
- Clues about the Northeast’s Past and Future Climate from Plant Fossils (UConn Today – Feb 28, 2023)
- Graduate Students Awarded Multidisciplinary Environmental Research Funding (UConn Today – Mar 1, 2023)
- UConn to Host Business 'Sustainability Summit' (UConn Today – Mar 20, 2023)
- Joe Fullerton Appointed Director of the UConn Office of Sustainability (UConn Today – Mar 24, 2023)
- Tiny but Mighty: Microgreens Could Play an Important Role in Feeding a Sustainable Future (UConn Today – Mar 24, 2023)
News Articles 2022
- UConn Alum Shapes U.S. Climate Policy (UConn Today – Jan 11, 2022)
- Are Connecticut consumers ready for electric vehicles? (Hartford Courant – Jan 18, 2022)
- Eversource Energy Center Prepares for Storms with Stormwise Program (UConn Today – Jan 19, 2022)
- Reimagining the Commons for a Just and Sustainable Future (UConn Today - Feb 10, 2022)
- USG Sustainability Subcommittee back again for student activists (Daily Campus – Feb 11, 2022)
- Commentary: Clean energy can help solve New England's natural gas woes (Energy News Network – Feb 12, 2022)
- UConn Student Group Stepping Up to Help Push for Clean Energy (UConn Today – Feb 28, 2022)
- Sustainability Conference Will Guide Students Interested in ‘Business for Good’ (UConn Today – March 14, 2022)
- UConn School of Business hosts global business leadership in sustainability summit (Daily Campus – Mar 25, 2022)
- Connecticut environmentalists see key climate measures on the horizon. Here are 5 that could bring change. (Hartford Courant – Apr 8, 2022)
- UConn Eversource Energy Center Partners with Dominion Energy (UConn Today – Apr 11, 2022)
- CT plans a green hydrogen path, but it has potholes (Connecticut Public Radio – Apr 13, 2022)
- Reducing the Carbon Footprint in the OR (UConn Today – Apr 21, 2022)
- A Tiny Yet Vital Organism May Adapt to Climate Change With ‘Hidden Costs’ (Discover Magazine – Apr 25, 2022)
- Olmsted 200 Celebrates Legacy of ‘Father of Landscape Architecture,’ Looks Toward Equitable, Sustainable Future (UConn Today – Apr 29, 2022)
- UConn Team Impresses in EPA RainWorks Challenge with Eco-Conscious Redesign of Avery Point Campus (UConn Today – May 6, 2022)
- Hydrogen Fuel Cell technology in trucks and cars; could it be coming to CT? (News 8 WTNH-TV – May 12, 2022)
- 'The Middle of History Being Made': US Energy Secretary Granholm Lauds UConn in Campus Visit (UConn Today – May 20, 2022)
- Connecticut's kelp industry is growing, with a focus on sustainability (Connecticut Public Radio – Jun 13, 2022)
- Recalling the Past to Shape the Future: A Podcast on Environmental Injustice (UConn Today – Jun 16, 2022)
- Swap, Don't Shop: Sustainable Fashion is Coming to UConn (UConn Today – Aug 31, 2022)
- UConn Student Creates Clothing Swap Shop on Campus (NBC Connecticut – Sept 5, 2022)
- A Darker Shade of Green: Understanding Ecofascism (UConn Today – Sept 7, 2022)
- UConn Applies Clean Energy Expertise to Multi-State Hydrogen Hub (UConn Today – Sept 14, 2022)
- Swap Shop brings sustainable fashion to UConn (WFSB-TV – Sept 16, 2022)
- Taking Care of Business, Sustainably, at UConn’s Spring Valley Student Farm (UConn Today – Sept 16, 2022)
- UConn Board of Trustees’ September meeting: The presidency, cultural centers, sustainability and more (Daily Campus – Sept 29, 2022)
- Climate Venture Studio: A Comprehensive, Collaborative Approach to a Cleaner Planet (UConn Today – Oct 12, 2022)
- UConn, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Announce Partnership for Research and Innovation (UConn Today – Oct 20, 2022)
- New UConn Student Apartments to Include Modern Amenities, Clean Energy Technologies (UConn Today – Oct 26, 2022)
- Symposium Explores Climate Change and Environmental Justice (UConn Today – Oct 28, 2022)
- Greening with Equity: Dearth of Ecosystem Services Corresponds to Non-White Areas (UConn Today – Nov 1, 2022)
- New Fuel Cell Gets New Look, Thanks to Student Design (UConn Today – Nov 1, 2022)
- James O’Donnell: A decade of change for Connecticut and climate change (The Hartford Courant – Nov 17, 2022)
- In Connecticut, Climate Change is Another Way to Say Opportunity (UConn Today – Nov 17, 2022)
- Dining Services continues Green Piece program to promote sustainability (Daily Campus – Nov 18, 2022)
- UConn@COP 27: Looking for Solutions to the Climate Crisis (UConn Today – Nov 22, 2022)
- New UConn president Radenka Maric is fueling a leap into a clean-energy future (Connecticut Magazine – Dec 22, 2022)
- UConn Ranked in Top 10 Most Sustainable Universities (UConn Today – Dec 23, 2022)
News Articles 2021
- UConn Engineer Invents Reusable Biodegradable Facemask (UConn Today – Jan 13, 2021)
- Opinion: A Book for All of Us Living in the Time of ‘The Great Derangement’ (UConn Today – Jan 22, 2021)
- UConn Magazine: Inspiring Students to Save the Planet (UConn Today – Feb 25, 2021)
- 'Climate Crisis: Take Action' Is Third Pop-Up Class Offering at UConn (UConn Today – Feb 25, 2021)
- UConn Class Gives Scientific Cred to Eco Wikipedia Pages (UConn Today – Mar 25, 2021)
- UConn Is Addressing Climate Change In the Classroom (NBC Connecticut – Mar 25, 2021)
- Meet the Researcher: Sita Nyame, School of Engineering, Eversource Energy Center (UConn Today – Apr 20, 2021)
- Social Equity and Sustainable Energy Intersect at UConn Law Conference (UConn Today -- Apr 21, 2021)
- UConn Researchers Search for Scalable Carbon Capture Technology (UConn Today -- Apr 22, 2021)
- Ecologists are 'Lichen' a Surprising New Find on Campus (UConn Today -- Apr 28, 2021)
- UConn Researchers Developing Coastal Forest Resiliency Plan for Coastal Evergreen Preserve (UConn Today -- Apr 29, 2021)
- What is climate justice? (DW -- May 5, 2021)
- Throwing Nitrogen Out with the Stormwater: UConn Extension Educator, Team Helps Coastal Communities Reduce Runoff Pollution (UConn Today -- Jul 8, 2021)
- UConn Students Raising Local Environmental Conservation Awareness (NBC Connecticut -- Aug 4, 2021)
- My CAHNR Summer: Khadija Shaikh Applies Passion for Environmental Justice and State Trails (UConn Today -- Aug 17, 2021)
- UConn Joins Forces with University of New Haven to Help Local Manufacturers Adopt Sustainable Practices (UConn Today -- Aug 19, 2021)
- New Faculty Bring Antiracism and the Environment to the Forefront (UConn Today -- Sept 1, 2021)
- At the CrossRoads: A student-led initiative toward sustainability at UConn’s newest café (Daily Campus -- Sept 9, 2021)
- UConn Among Sierra Club’s Top 10 “Cool Schools” (UConn Today -- Sept 9, 2021)
- Sustainability, Community, and Food – Theory Meets Action for UConn Undergrads (UConn Today -- Sept 14, 2021)
- UConn team to study national impacts of emerging water pollutants (UConn Today -- Sept 15, 2021)
- UConn Authors Exploring Just Sustainabilities (UConn Today -- Oct 6, 2021)
- New UConn Research Project Aims to Eradicate Use of Gas 25,200x More Harmful Than CO2 (UConn Today -- Oct 19, 2021)
- COP26: A UConn Perspective on the Climate Change Summit (UConn Today -- Nov 12, 2021)
- Eversource and UConn Extend Energy Center Partnership (UConn Today -- Dec 8, 2021)
- Closer Collaboration and Community Outreach for Urban Sustainability, Together at Hartford Campus (UConn Today -- Dec 9, 2021)
- Study: Tree Trimming Pays Dividends for Eversource Customers (UConn Today -- Dec 16, 2021)
- Gift Helps UConn Master Gardeners Support Foodshare (UConn Today -- Dec 21, 2021)
- UConn Part of Coalition Vying for $100 Million Grant for Wind Energy and Blue Tech Projects (UConn Today -- Dec 21, 2021)
- Looking at Factors that Accelerate Mass Extinction in the Fossil Record as Climate Changes (UConn Today -- Dec 21, 2021)