Cristina Macklem

Cristina Macklem was a 7th semester University Scholar who graduated in the spring of 2015 with Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Spanish degrees, and started pursuing a Master’s degree in Natural Resources and the Environment at UConn in the fall. As an undergraduate, Cristina has researched and studied how climate change and other human impacts affect wildlife. Her COP21 project included an informative video on simple lifestyle changes that UConn students can make to reduce their environmental impact and an annual fundraiser geared towards developing renewable solar energy on campus in the future. She hopes that UConn can become a leader in renewable energy development as it continues to grow and expand and that campus can work towards reducing its dependence on natural gas over time.