We are now accepting applications for Fall 2025 admission to Team-TERRA (NSF NRT)
For students entering the Team-TERRA program for fall 2025 (existing UConn students), applications will be reviewed starting on February 1st, 2025, with priority given to those applications that are received prior to February 1st, 2025. Rolling admission will continue until April 1st, 2025. Click Trainee Information to learn more.
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Welcome to Team-TERRA - Building Resilient Landscapes for Food, Energy, Water, and Ecosystem Services in America’s Original Megalopolis. Team-TERRA is a transdisciplinary training program in the Center of Biological Risk at the University of Connecticut. The training program consists of a 2-year sequence of coursework, teamwork, a real-world internship, and associated workshops. We will use the northeastern US megalopolis stretching from Boston to Washington, D.C. as a living laboratory to understand, predict, manage, and communicate risks to food, energy, water, and ecosystems in the face of global change. As part of the training program, trainees will work in diverse teams to predict and solve complex problems of the future in regions that are urbanizing and stretched to both provide the essentials for human wellbeing while maintaining the many benefits of biodiversity and natural ecosystems.
Team-TERRA Cohort 3 - 2023-2024
Team-TERRA Cohort 2 - 2022-2023
Peter Billman, Ketki Samel, Katja Kwaku, Michael LaScaleia, Erin Dierickx, Durga Joshi, Madeline Kollegger, Bivek Bhusal, Catalina Vasquez, Josué Martínez-Martínez, Makduma Zahan Badhan & Naomi Adler
Team-TERRA Cohort 1 - 2021-2022
News
Congratulations to Adam Gallaher for completing his PhD. Upon graduation Adam will be a postdoctoral researcher at Cornell University under Dr. Steve Grodsky in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment researching solar energy and ecosystem service trade-offs and co-location.
Congratulations to Josue Martinez-Martinez who won the NASA CT Space Grant Fellowship for the next academic year. Josue also joined a startup called Toribio LLC, developing smart clothes to help with the prevention of strokes. In the startup, Josue is tasked with overseeing the artificial intelligence and data management part. They took 3rd place at the UConn Get Seeded event and won $1,000.
Congratulations to Durga P. Joshi for receiving the following awards; Accelerate UConn, Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI), UConn ($2000), February 2023. Second Prize on Get Seeded Pitch Night by Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CCEI), UConn ($750), November 2022. SAF Student Diversity Scholar 2023, Society of American Foresters.
Congratulations to Peter Billman on the publication; Beever, E.A., Wilkening, J.L, Billman, P.D. et al. (+47 authors). 2023. Geographic and taxonomic variation in adaptive capacity among montane mammals: implications for conservation status and actions. Biological Conservation. 282: 109942. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.10994
Congratulations to Madeline Kolleger who was awarded the Multidisciplinary Environmental Research Awards for Graduate Students (MERAGS) from the Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering and the Institute of the Environment. UConn Today article and for her acceptance to the next cohort of AGU Science Communicators through the Voices for Science program
Congratulations to Adam Gallaher, whose proposal "Walking the walk: An analysis of the drivers, barriers, and directions of the Connecticut EV market, 2012-2021" was funded by the MERAGS program. He collaborated with Dr. Carol Atkinson-Palombo (Geography) and Dr. Lyle Scruggs (Political Science) on this project.
Collaborative Partner Organizations
We are excited to collaborate with these partner organizations:
- The premier ecosystem research institute, the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY. Together, we will study the risks to the urbanizing landscape of the northeastern U.S
- UConn Institute of the Environment has a mission to advance research, education, and engagement concerning the environment and sustainability at the University of Connecticut.
- UConn Center for Biological Risk seeks to improve the capacity to assess, manage, and communicate biological risks of global change through research, teaching, and community outreach. The Center focuses on risks that affect, originate from, or are mediated by biological systems.
Curriculum
Year 1 - Fall:
- EEB 5872 Environmental Risk Assessment (3 credits), Tuesdays 1:00-4:00, Bamford, TLS 171B-Dr. Mark Urban
- EEB 5882 Environmental Risk Practicum 1 (3 credits), Thursdays 2:00-4:00, Bamford, TLS 171B-Dr. Mark Urban
- EEB 5895 Section 018, Environmental Risk Communication (1 credit) - Thursdays TBD, Room TBD-Dr. Margaret Rubega
- EEB 5480 Science Communication I: Writing for Public Audiences, (3 credits) Tuesday/Thursday, 11:00-12:15, CHM T114-Dr. Margaret Rubega
Year 1 - Spring:
- EEB 5882 Environmental Risk Practicum 2 (3 credits)
- GIS course elective (3 credits)
Year 2: Workshops, Internship, Mentorship
Values Statements
Cohort 3
- We treat people with respect
- Compromising and communication are essential to working in a group
- Our projects will be practical, achievable, and provide growth
Cohort 2
- Conservation - We commit to conservation of harmony between humans & nature
- Communication - We hold communication as a necessary component of transdisciplinary work
- Curiosity - We value and promote curiosity to drive learning
- Cooperation - We believe success will come through cooperation with each other and the community
- Compassion - We strive to think and act with compassion
Cohort 1
- Open-mindedness
- Give and receive support to create an equitable, empathetic, inclusive environment
- Purpose-driven to improve the world
- Freedom to grow
- Overcome barriers
University Events
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Oct
15
Art Exhibit in Celeste LeWitt Gallery at UConn Health All Day
Art Exhibit in Celeste LeWitt Gallery at UConn Health
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
All Day
UConn Health
Barbara Hocker presents a series of tranquil abstracts entitled “Water Poems” and Jennifer Okumura presents her abstract series entitled “Joy.” Stop by to view these exhibits in the north side of our main dining facility from Aug. 8 through Nov. 7. Join us for a reception Thursday, Aug. 22, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
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Oct
15
Employee Art Exhibit All Day
Employee Art Exhibit
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
All Day
UConn Health
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Oct
15
Urology Grand Rounds All Day
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Oct
15
ΑΧΩ Founders’ Day All Day
ΑΧΩ Founders’ Day
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
All Day
UConn Storrs
Alpha Chi Omega (ΑΧΩ) was founded on October 15, 1885 at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.
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Oct
15
Free Flu Shots 8:30am
Free Flu Shots
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
08:30 AM - 04:00 PM
Hilda May Williams Building
Free Flu shots by appointment. Please bring your UConn student I.D.
Visit myhealth.uconn.edu to schedule your appointment.
Student Health and Wellness (SHaW) will be offering free flu vaccination clinics for Storrs-based UConn students this semester on the following dates:This is supported by your Student Health and Wellness Fee.
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Oct
15
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 12:00pm
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Main Building (Waterbury)
Hispanic Heritage Month - Recording artist Orlando Ortiz and La Yunqueña Orchestra will perform live Salsa music between 12-2pm on 10/15/24 in the MPR. The celebration will include Salsa music, food, and a dance instructor who will be there to lead those interested in learning how to Salsa dance.
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Oct
15
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration 12:00pm
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
UConn Waterbury
Hispanic Heritage Month - Recording artist Orlando Ortiz and La Yunqueña Orchestra will perform live Salsa music between 12-2pm on 10/15/24 in the MPR.
The celebration will include Salsa music, food, and a dance instructor who will be there to lead those interested in learning how to Salsa dance.
This is an Honors Event. Category: Multiculturalism & Global Citizenship
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Oct
15
Career Tuesday In Person- The Hartford 12:00pm
Career Tuesday In Person- The Hartford
Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
12:00 PM - 02:30 PM
School of Business
Where: School of Business, 2nd floor, AtriumWhy Attend:Join us for Career Tuesday IN PERSON! The event is at the School of Business are open to all students.
This is a chance for you to engage with employers in a casual setting - think of it like a pop-up Career Fair without the long lines.
This is your chance to stop by for a visit with top employers to learn about their current openings and their company culture. Learn about their interviewing practices and make personal connections.
No formal presentations, come as you are on your way to and from class. Open to all students and majors. No pre-registration necessary.