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UConn Welcoming About 6,700 New and Transfer Students

Despite the challenges of the pandemic, UConn is welcoming roughly 6,700 new students - both first-year students and transfer students - as the Fall 2020 semester begins.

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UConn Law Alumna Gives to Asylum Clinic That Forged Her Career Path

Lauren Kostes '15 JD, now an attorney specializing in immigration law in Arizona, reflects on how a UConn School of Law clinic helped her choose her path in life.

UConn Extension’s Velazquez Answers Nutrition Questions on Radio Amor

UConn Extension educator Zoraida Velazquez has become a popular Bridgeport-area radio personality thanks to her weekly call-in show on food and nutrition.

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Study: COVID-19 Messaging Less Effective When Tied to Trump

A study by UConn's InCHIP finds that messaging related to the COVID-19 pandemic is less effective when linked to President Donald Trump.

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Construction Kicks Off on UConn’s Transformational New Science Quad

Construction has begun on the Northwest Science Quad, a transformative new project at UConn that ties together several of the University's core missions.

Side-by-side photos showing UConn student Madisyn MacDonald in the office of Otis Elevator, where she is an intern, and then at her desk at home. Her internship has continued remotely during the pandemic.

Interning in a Pandemic: One UConn Student’s Experience

The COVID-19 pandemic might have complicated one UConn student's dream internship, but it didn't derail it.

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UConn Faculty Receive Federal Funding to Develop Self-Administered Microneedle COVID-19 Vaccine Technology

UConn researchers have developed a single-use microneedle technology they hope will help keep patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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UConn’s KSI Launches innovATe Program to Aid High School Athletes

UConn's Korey Stringer Institute is launching a new program to bring the medical care provided by athletic trainers to more secondary school athletes.

UConn Avery Point Offers Open Air Art and Film Exhibition

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted UConn Avery Point to design an outdoor art exhibit, combining sculpture, film, video, and other media.

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UConn Researchers Lead National Collaborative Effort to Improve Gifted Education Programs

UConn researchers will lead a national effort to improve gifted education, funded by a $5 million federal grant.