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Giving Latine Families an ‘Early Head Start’

Vanessa Esquivel, a Ph.D. student in the department of human development & family sciences, has received a major federal grant to study early childhood services for Latine families

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Math Department Wins GAANN: Full Funding for Five Ph.D. Fellows

The national award will allow the department to grow in size, diversity, and research output

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Seeking Climate JUSTICE for All

A team of UConn researchers is changing climate conversations for good

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Xiuling Lu Wins ‘Women of Innovation’ Award for Research Innovation and Leadership

Lu, CPPR associate director and professor of pharmaceutics, was one of 10 winners statewide

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Nutritional Sciences Ph.D. Candidate Earns NSCA Funding to Study Collagen Peptides

A former college athletic coach turned nutritional researcher, Nick Kuhlman studies links between nutrition and performance

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Meet the Researcher: Derek Aguiar, CoE

Aguiar, an associate professor of computer science, uses his computational expertise to help understand complex diseases – and develop presidential chatbots

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A Long, Long Time Ago, in Galaxies Near and Far

UConn astrophysicist Cara Battersby is a leader on NASA-selected interstellar probe team

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Month of Discovery: Nadine Noaman ‘26, Uncovering UConn Muslim History

A BOLD scholar and third-generation Husky, Noaman is documenting the past five decades of Muslim activism at UConn – including her own

Katherine Bates

Meet the Undergraduate Leader: Katherine Bates ‘25 (CLAS)

Panhellenic Council president Bates also organizes HackUConn, a yearly collaborative problem-solving competition open to all majors

Elsio Wunder, a scientist wearing a labcoat and gloves draws liquid up into a pipette.

CAHNR Researcher Wins $3.8 Million NIH Grant to Develop Leptospirosis Vaccine

With no vaccine and no cure, leptospirosis kills an estimated 60,000 people every year. Elsio Wunder is working to change this