Students from UConn’s landscape architecture program collaborated with the Community Placemaking Engagement Network (CPEN) to develop designs for reinvigorating a 56-mile stretch of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

Ten projects will increase environmental and social sustainability at UConn and across Connecticut.

Seven students in the landscape architecture program in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) received awards from the Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects

‘It’s very validating to all of the hard work I put into this project to have it recognized at a professional level by my peers’

UConn researchers, students, and alumni are working together to make waterfront areas accessible for Bridgeport residents

Evaluations for promotion, tenure, and reappointment apply the highest standards of professional achievement in scholarship, teaching, and service for each faculty member evaluated

‘We have heard these wonderful talks, now what are we going to do? The time for action is now’

‘We want to greenify those lands that have been disregarded and underestimated in the city setting’

The garden was a collaborative effort between various members of the University community, including students and faculty of Public Health House and the landscape architecture program

‘While many studies looked at these topics at the city level, I was able to explore the local patterns within the city, not just talk about the fact that there is unequal access to parks, but I was able to identify neighborhoods that should be improved’

With climate-adaptive designs and community engagement, distressed properties in the Hartford area and beyond can go from public eyesore to public benefit

An opportunity to rediscover why the great outdoors are so great in the first place