College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources

"[3] To that end, besides conducting research and teaching, the college's faculty also work together with Connecticut communities on projects related to food systems, agriculture, human health, nutrition and physical activity, and environmental science.

[6] In addition, brothers Charles and Augustus Storrs of Mansfield, Connecticut, donated 170 acres of farmland, $6,000, and several barns to create the agricultural school.

[10] The Kellogg Dairy Center is a free-stall facility accommodating over 100 milking animals (Holstein and Jersey cows).

[12] The college's research programs are supervised by the Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station and follow federal and state mandates.

[13] Extension public engagement programs provide a wide range of topics related to the CAHNR strategic priorities: Ensuring a vibrant and sustainable agricultural industry and food supply, enhancing health and well-being locally, nationally, and globally, advancing adaptation and resilience in a changing climate, and designing sustainable landscapes across urban-rural interfaces.

[14] In 2020, alumnus Dr. Steven Were Omamo, who graduated with a Masters of Science in 1988, led the World Food Programme to a Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.

[15][16] Undergraduate students take courses for a variety of majors and minors in agriculture, health, and natural resources through the college's eight academic departments.

College of Agriculture Building, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Conn.
Horsebarn Hill, UConn campus, Storrs, Conn.
Jacobson Barn, acquired by the Storrs Agricultural College in 1911, on Horsebarn Hill, Storrs, Conn.