Web cookies (also called HTTP cookies, browser cookies, or simply cookies) are small pieces of data that websites store on your device (computer, phone, etc.) through your web browser. They are used to remember information about you and your interactions with the site.
Session Management:
Keeping you logged in
Remembering items in a shopping cart
Saving language or theme preferences
Personalization:
Tailoring content or ads based on your previous activity
Tracking & Analytics:
Monitoring browsing behavior for analytics or marketing purposes
Session Cookies:
Temporary; deleted when you close your browser
Used for things like keeping you logged in during a single session
Persistent Cookies:
Stored on your device until they expire or are manually deleted
Used for remembering login credentials, settings, etc.
First-Party Cookies:
Set by the website you're visiting directly
Third-Party Cookies:
Set by other domains (usually advertisers) embedded in the website
Commonly used for tracking across multiple sites
Authentication cookies are a special type of web cookie used to identify and verify a user after they log in to a website or web application.
Once you log in to a site, the server creates an authentication cookie and sends it to your browser. This cookie:
Proves to the website that you're logged in
Prevents you from having to log in again on every page you visit
Can persist across sessions if you select "Remember me"
Typically, it contains:
A unique session ID (not your actual password)
Optional metadata (e.g., expiration time, security flags)
Analytics cookies are cookies used to collect data about how visitors interact with a website. Their primary purpose is to help website owners understand and improve user experience by analyzing things like:
How users navigate the site
Which pages are most/least visited
How long users stay on each page
What device, browser, or location the user is from
Some examples of data analytics cookies may collect:
Page views and time spent on pages
Click paths (how users move from page to page)
Bounce rate (users who leave without interacting)
User demographics (location, language, device)
Referring websites (how users arrived at the site)
Here’s how you can disable cookies in common browsers:
Open Chrome and click the three vertical dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
Choose your preferred option:
Block all cookies (not recommended, can break most websites).
Block third-party cookies (can block ads and tracking cookies).
Open Firefox and click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
Under the Enhanced Tracking Protection section, choose Strict to block most cookies or Custom to manually choose which cookies to block.
Open Safari and click Safari in the top-left corner of the screen.
Go to Preferences > Privacy.
Check Block all cookies to stop all cookies, or select options to block third-party cookies.
Open Edge and click the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner.
Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies and site permissions.
Select your cookie settings from there, including blocking all cookies or blocking third-party cookies.
For Safari on iOS: Go to Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies.
For Chrome on Android: Open the app, tap the three dots, go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies.
Disabling cookies can make your online experience more difficult. Some websites may not load properly, or you may be logged out frequently. Also, certain features may not work as expected.
In 1883, six students graduated from the Storrs Agricultural School with two-year certificates. Since that time, thousands of students have received degrees from the Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture and the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR). Regardless of when they graduated or what they studied, our alumni are always a part of the CAHNR community.
Interested in getting involved with CAHNR as an alum? CAHNR has many opportunities for alumni to volunteer, connect with and support students, and participate in other activities at the university.
Have exciting news to share with the CAHNR community? Fill us in! We love telling stories of our alumni’s amazing accomplishments. Who knows, it might just inspire current students to do great things too.
Gifts to the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources Dean's Fund provides support for the areas of greatest need within the college.
Through teaching, research, and outreach programs, the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources serves Connecticut and the world. This is our moment to answer the most challenging questions of our time and to prepare the next generation of leaders.
Your investment in the CAHNR Dean’s Fund will help students experience outstanding classes and participate in important research and community outreach projects. It will provide for creative and effective faculty development.
The mission of the UConn Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources Alumni (UCAHNRA) Board is to create a lifelong and worldwide community of alumni through meaningful engagement in order to increase awareness, pride, participation, volunteer involvement, and philanthropic commitment to the college and the university.
It shall be the purpose of UCAHNRA to support the continued education of current students through the UCAHNRA Endowed Scholarship Fund; to encourage alumni to participate actively in the UConn community, attend events, volunteer, promote ways for alumni to stay connected, and contribute to the greatness of our university; and to foster the interests of UConn/CAHNR as a world standard of academic excellence by highlighting the achievements of alumni, students, faculty, and staff.
Every year the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources and the College Alumni Board recognize the accomplishments of our distinguished alumni, faculty, staff and supporters.
Don’t miss this opportunity to highlight the great work you and your colleagues are doing in CAHNR!
Academic Programs' goal is to help students identify an appropriate major and realize their educational aspirations. While the University of Connecticut is a relatively large institution, we pride ourselves on the small college "feel" that we facilitate by making students our number one priority.
List of scholarships and awards for the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources and Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture.
Associate Director of Alumni Relations, CAHNR
Phone: 860-576-0251
Email: emcmahon@foundation.uconn.edu
