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April 2017

April 17, 2017

UConn Grad Student Headed to Brookhaven Lab
April 14, 2017

UConn Senior Margo Bailey Awarded Fulbright
April 13, 2017

DMD Student to Premiere Comedy TV Pilot, BuyTown
April 13, 2017

Soldier Surprises Mom at Work
April 13, 2017

Students Color the World for Spring Festival
April 13, 2017

Former UConn Softball Star Hits Homer for Her Health
April 13, 2017

Students, Donors Celebrate at Annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony
April 13, 2017

Dean MacNeil Assumes National Leadership Role
April 13, 2017

Patient’s Voice Restored Thanks to His Own Fat Cells
April 13, 2017

Size Matters for Drug Particles
April 13, 2017

Nursing Students Tackle Real-World Healthcare Needs
April 13, 2017

Is Sitting the New Smoking?
April 12, 2017

Low Back Pain Help in 24 Hours
April 12, 2017

Final Parts of the Complete Beethoven Cycle to Be Performed
April 12, 2017

Now is a Good Time to Be Training Young Journalists
April 12, 2017

UConn Junior Named 2017 Goldwater Scholar
April 12, 2017

Leadership: 3 Tips for Students
April 11, 2017

Middle School Girls Multiply Their Options
April 11, 2017

Uptick in Mumps
April 11, 2017

Science in a Scoop: Choosing a Chocolate Bit
April 11, 2017

Immigration is the Next UConn Reads Theme
April 11, 2017

Seven Business Faculty Honored
April 10, 2017

Autonomous Vehicle Summit Brings UConn Officials, Experts Together
April 10, 2017

UConn Scientists Develop New Antibody for Bowel Disease
April 10, 2017

Ten Students, Alums Win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
April 10, 2017

First-Ever Banners and Cranks Mini-Festival at the Ballard
April 7, 2017

Michael Coyne Named Co-Editor-in-Chief, Elementary School Journal
April 7, 2017

UConn Dairy Science Home to One of Nation’s Top Dairy Herds
April 7, 2017

New Engineering and Science Building Nearing Completion
April 7, 2017

Around the Nation, Alumni Reach for Rake, Hammer, Paintbrush

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