SmartBuildingsCT partners with municipal, commercial, and industrial customers in Connecticut to enhance energy efficiency and sustainability in buildings. The program provides expertise and resources to: Reduce energy usage and costs Lower carbon emissions Decrease water consumption Enhance the experience of building occupants Modernize energy data analysis methods and technologies SmartBuildingsCT focuses on implementing advanced systems […]

The soil lab analyzes about 14,000 soil and plant samples annually, from homeowners to community gardeners to farmers. The program aims to provide environmentally sustainable fertilizer recommendations to minimize soil/water pollution and educate users on best fertilizer practices. Lab manager teaches Master Gardeners in CT, MA, and RI about soils, assists with NRCS Envirothon, UConn […]

CAFEH is a series of CBPR and CEnR studies and projects investigating the effects of traffic related ultrafine particle pollution on health, primarily cardiovascular health in older adults, and developing and testing individual and community level interventions to reduce exposure and improve health. 

The UConn Plant Diagnostic Laboratory diagnoses plant problems, including diseases, disorders, and pests. Current techniques used for diagnosis include visual inspection, digital image analysis, microscopy, incubation, baiting, culture, nematode analysis, and serological testing. The lab is a National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) member. NPDN works to prevent the introduction and spread of non-native plant pests […]

UConn iGEM is a student organization participating in international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) events. Students develop synthetic biology projects that aim to solve a world problem. The process includes literature review, research, experimental implementation, collaboration with other teams, and community feedback and engagement. IGem participates in the global iGEM competition. UConn iGEM provides lab and […]

STEM Librarian Renee Walsh applied for Strategic Framework Library funding in the Fall of 2020 to launch the Wellness Library Collection. Before the pandemic, she noticed a need for accessible mental health information on campus, and the pandemic further highlighted that need. The collection began with purchasing accessible self-help, mental health, memoir, and non-fiction titles […]

Sustainable Community Food Systems minor gives students skills to help solve humanity’s most pressing problems. This minor allows students to learn how to be system thinkers looking at the big picture solutions of how transforming the food system is a platform for creating an equitable, humane, and sustainable society. Students discover how their actions can […]

CTSBDC is a cooperative initiative of the US SBA, CT DECD, and the UConn School of Business. They provide no-cost 1:1 advising and support to CT small business owners and entrepreneurs seeking to start a business. This program has a staff of 21, including 15 advisors throughout CT. They collaborate with dozens of organizations, speak […]

The Avery Point Astronomy class (PHYS 1020) and the Tames Amateur Astronomical Society (TAAS) invites members of UConn, their guests and individual citizen, to three nights of star gazing during the Fall semester, on the southwest corner of the campus lawn. This program sets up one UConn Celestron telescope, purchased with a grant from Dean […]

The Geospatial Training Program (GTP) is part of UConn’s award-winning Center for Land Use Education and Research. GTP was developed to provide innovative hands-on training in geospatial technologies to town officials, town staff, non-government officials and governmental agency staff and others. Since 2007, the program has trained over 3,000 individuals in geographic information systems (GIS), […]