Academic Affairs

Colin Sheardwright and Krish Buva sit side by side in a lab.

Innovation Quest Selects Five Top Startups, Ranging from Manufacturing Innovation to New Hair-Care Option

The student entrepreneurs impressed the judges with both the quality of their ideas and their dedication to bringing them to market

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True Stories

UConn Story Slam offers students an opportunity to show as well as tell

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Discovering a Favorite Pit Stop and Communication Hub for Cloud Forest Canopy-dwellers

Catching a glimpse into the lives of elusive animals, by pinpointing their frequented latrines

Jackie Wattes smiles in front of an illustrated backdrop of solar system and rocket ship.

UConn Magazine: Into the Exosphere

Before she reported on the stars of outer space professionally, Jackie Wattles spent her UConn journalism days reporting on the stars of student government

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First-Year Business Student Invites UConn Diners to ‘Swipe’ for Easy Dining Hall Nutrition Info

Each day, Swipe collects data from Dining Services about the menu items offered in each location and serves it up through an easy-to-use interface

Plant science researchers and the UConn Fire Department conduct prescribed burns

From Flames to Fungi: Prescribed Burns and Soil Restoration

Plant science researchers and the UConn Fire Department are using prescribed burns to mitigate brush fires and study the role of microbes in soil recovery to generate new insights to help Connecticut manage rising wildfire risk

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UConn at the United Nations: Undergraduate is Heard on Drug Policy

Husky representation on a global stage: Neha Shanavas '28 urges coalitions worldwide to focus on youth support as a curative measure to the issue of substance misuse

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Three UConn Students Named Goldwater Scholars

The Goldwater Scholarship was established by Congress to honor the late U.S. Sen. Barry M. Goldwater, with the purpose of identifying students of outstanding ability and promise and encouraging them to pursue advanced study and research careers

Mark Dickson - Three-Minute-Thesis

Up to the Three-Minute-Thesis Challenge

UConn graduate students and Ph.D. candidates synthesize years of study into quick presentations

Guests at the UConn CAHNR Prides Corner Student Success Event

Prides Corner Farms Establishes Scholarships for Plant Science Students

The donation will establish the Prides Corner Farms Graduate Scholarship and the Prides Corner Farms Student Success Fund. The funds will support students pursuing a degree in plant science, with a preference for those studying horticulture