UConn CAHNR

05/30/2026

Working in the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory at UConn Storrs is serious business... and lots of fun. At the CVMDL, students have the chance to gain hands-on research and diagnostics experience in animal health, food safety, and infectious diseases. Students work on projects involving veterinary pathology, bacteriology, and virology.

https://cvmdl.uconn.edu/

UConn Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science

05/28/2026

UConn Extension and Connecticut Sea Grant prepare aspiring entrepreneurs to navigate the challenges of shellfish aquaculture and sustain Connecticut’s historic working waterfront.

https://today.uconn.edu/2026/05/shucking-success-the-next-generation-of-connecticut-shellfish-farmers/

05/27/2026

As the program marks 75 years, this year’s White Coat Ceremony celebrated both the accomplishments of the Class of 2027 and the continued legacy of the UConn Doctor of Physical Therapy program

https://today.uconn.edu/2026/05/doctor-of-physical-therapy-students-receive-white-coats-as-program-celebrates-75-years/

UConn Alumni

05/26/2026

An interdisciplinary team from UConn and UConn Health found 19 mutations in the 2022-2023 respiratory disease season that led to more severe cases of RSV in children

https://today.uconn.edu/2026/05/genetic-mutations-responsible-for-increased-rsv-severity/

UConn Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science

An interdisciplinary team from UConn and UConn Health found 19 mutations in the 2022-2023 respiratory disease season that led to more severe cases of RSV in ...

05/24/2026

Commencement memories are still fresh 📸

05/23/2026

The Korey Stringer Institute in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) has opened its first satellite location at the University of North Florida. The Perry Weather Heat Lab will be a hub of research on how extreme heat affects the body, informing real-world protocols and policies.

The lab’s opening on May 18 brought together university leaders, researchers, community partners, and athletes on campus in recognition of a new chapter in a national effort to ensure no one dies from a preventable heat-related illness.

The Perry Weather Heat Lab at UNF is KSI’s first expansion beyond UConn, driven by Jacksonville’s year-round heat, large military presence, growing professional sports ecosystem and significant outdoor labor workforce.

The new Perry Weather Heat Lab is designed to advance the science of thermoregulation, performance, health, and safety through controlled environmental testing

05/22/2026

The Provost's Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship (PAECES) recognize scholarly activities that integrate community engagement with research, creative work, and teaching. This year, CAHNR senior Andy Zhang and UConn Extension educator Mayra Rodriguez Gonzalez were recognized.

https://today.uconn.edu/2026/05/uconn-provost-announces-2026-awards-for-excellence-in-community-engaged-scholarship/

05/21/2026

A new UConn study from Drs. Jacob Bowie, Elaine Lee, and Douglas Casa shows that a standard heat tolerance test does not work equally well to measure tolerance in males and females

https://today.uconn.edu/2026/05/heat-tolerance-tests-fail-to-account-for-sex-differences/

Korey Stringer Institute

A new UConn study shows that a standard heat tolerance test does not work equally well to measure tolerance in males and females

05/20/2026

Although Connecticut is the third smallest state in the nation, it is home to more than 2,700 miles of mapped trails (and counting) and three National Recreation Trails. To help you plan your next excursion, the UConn CT Trails Program project team, including Department of Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE) associate professor Anita Morzillo and Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) geospatial educator Emily Wilson, have made the process much easier with an easy to use, free resource called CT Trail Finder.

https://today.uconn.edu/2026/05/uconn-ct-trails-program-know-before-you-go-with-ct-trail-finder/

UConn Extension
Natural Resources & the Environment
UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research

A comprehensive resource for exploring Connecticut’s plentiful trails

05/19/2026

Due to human development and climate change, tidal wetland areas have been shrinking globally. A new study using 40 years of satellite data shows that this loss has been accelerating in the U.S. and that this acceleration is being increasingly driven by extreme weather events.

This work was led by Xiucheng Yang, a former UConn postdoctoral researcher and current senior research fellow at the University of Victoria, and Zhe Zhu, an associate professor and director of Global Environmental Remote Sensing (GERS) Laboratory in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR). The study was published in the journal Nature Communications.

https://today.uconn.edu/2026/05/extreme-weather-events-accelerating-tidal-wetland-loss/

Natural Resources & the Environment

This paper marks the very first time scientists have successfully linked tidal wetland loss to specific storm events