Elaina Hancock


Author Archive

Yi Li, professor of plant science and landscape architecture with a burning bush plant at his lab. (UConn File Photo)

UConn Researcher Weighs in on USDA and GMOs

Plant science researcher Yi Li weighs in on USDA's recent statement on GMOs, and describes a new technique his team developed that uses gene-editing technology without introducing foreign genes, so the end-product is considered non-GMO.

Tick held in tweezers.

Why You Should Never Flush a Tick

Taking it to be tested at UConn instead could reap some pretty significant rewards.

A UConn landscape architecture student has applied the concept of resilience in developing a landscape plan for a test site that aims to integrate refugees into the local community, while developing resources they can use. (Giles Clarke/Getty Images)

A New Approach to Social Resilience – Through Landscape Architecture

A project led by graduate student Tao Wu aims to integrate refugees into the local community, while developing resources they can use.

Kelly Pfeiffer ’18 (CLAS) examines aquaponic lettuce growing in a greenhouse at the Spring Valley Student Farm on April 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Growing with Aquaponics at UConn

A new student-led aquaponics system at the Spring Valley Farm is proving fertile ground for research and interdisciplinary projects in addition to fresh produce.

Undergraduate Anna Regan takes part in an introductory course for physics majors held in a newly renovated physics classroom where students are learning concepts through hands-on activities integrated into lectures. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

A Hands-on Approach to Learning Physics

Take a peek inside a newly renovated physics classroom where students are learning concepts through hands-on activities integrated into lectures.

Math visualizations created by David Nichols, Ph.D. student, in the Department of Mathematics.

Complex Math Visuals are This Researcher’s Handiwork

Visuals can help students learn complex math, says David Nichols at UConn. Just not ones he has drawn by hand.

Rowan Lucy '16 (BUS) buys a few plants from the UConn Blooms table during the UConn Earth Day Spring Fling held along Fairfield Way on April 22, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Metanoia: Springing to Action for the Environment

On social media, search, post, and tag using #UConnMetanoia to share experiences and stay up-to-date.

UConn researcher Chandi Witharana is using remote sensing as 'a virtual passport' to monitor vast expanses of land in remote areas, including the Arctic tundra. (Chandi Witharana)

Piecing Together Our Planet Pixel by Pixel

UConn researcher Chandi Witharana is using remote sensing as 'a virtual passport' to monitor vast expanses of land in remote areas, including the Arctic tundra.

A family purchases produce from a farmers market vendor. (SNAP-Ed Photo Gallery, USDA)

SNAP Decisions: UConn Study Counters Food Stamp Misconceptions

A study by UConn Zwick Center researcher Shaheer Burney finds that, contrary to widespread beliefs, the SNAP program does not encourage poor eating habits.

UConn researchers are studying the complex science of seizures. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

Brain Awareness: Brainstorming Better Seizure Treatments

UConn researchers are studying the complex science of seizures, with the ultimate goal of developing new, more targeted, anti-seizure treatments.