University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut is a university that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Study: How plants shape the movement of Earth’s water
Researchers developed a method to detail the incredible influence plants have on the movement of Earth’s water.
Using a machine learning to model dead zones in lakes
Aquatic ecosystems are complex environments that can be affected by many variables, including weather, the biological activities of the organisms living within them, and anthropogenic nutrient pollution. The influence these variables may have on aquatic ecosystems can also depend on the characteristics of the water body, such as temperature and depth. These interconnected processes can […]
Researcher to develop AI models for mountain water flow that aid in climate change predictions
Lijing Wang, assistant professor of Earth Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is among the first scientists in the U.S. to earn support from the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot, a nationwide infrastructure that connects U.S. researchers to the computational data, software, models, and training they need to conduct paradigm-shfting […]
Researchers closer to near real-time disaster monitoring
When disaster hits, a quick and coordinated response is needed, and that requires data to assess the nature of the damage, the scale of response needed, and to plan safe evacuations. From the ground, this data collection can take days or weeks, but a team of UConn researchers has found a way to drastically cut […]
For Advance Drought Warning, Look to the Plants
UConn researchers find signals in vegetation can help forecast devastating 'flash' droughts.
Arsenic in wells may be a legacy of past pesticide use on orchards
The rolling hills of Connecticut were once home to tens of thousands of fruit orchards—47,000 by the 1930s. Anyone who has ever grown fruit trees, like apples, knows that insects love fruit as much as humans, and until the 1950s orchards were heavily fortified with lead arsenate-based pesticides to keep the bugs at bay—chemicals that […]
Race influences flood risk behaviors
If you live in a flood prone area, would you—or could you—take measures to mitigate flood risks? What about others in your community? We are running out of time to ask this question according to The World Resources Institute, because global flood risk is increasing and loss projections for rivers alone put the cost over […]
Groundwater information is no longer out of depth
A UConn Ph.D. candidate and a faculty member have developed a novel way of gathering data about streams fed by groundwater that provide important insights about the possible effects of climate change.
Mercury remains a persistent poison in Connecticut’s still river
Western Connecticut is known for rolling hills, rich history, and industry, such as hat making. Once called the “Hat City of the World,” Danbury thrived. Anyone familiar with Lewis Carroll’s Mad Hatter may also be aware of the dangers of hat making, due to the industry’s use of the potent toxin mercury. Starting in the late […]