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UConn Researchers Partner with Bioplastics Company to Examine Biodegradable Plastics
A study led by marine sciences Ph.D. student Hannah Collins found that Novamont’s Mater-Bi, a starch-based polymer, degraded significantly faster than traditional plastics—showing promise for reducing marine pollution
January 28, 2025 | Sarah Al-Arshani
UConn Awards $3 Million in Annual Research Seed Funding
What to know about internal funding opportunities for UConn researchers
January 21, 2025 | Mac Murray
Swimsuit Entrepreneur, UConn Alum Hayley Segar to Appear on ‘Shark Tank’
Segar makes her pitch on Friday, Jan. 24
January 16, 2025 | Claire Hall
Eight Students Earn Scholarships From Gilman Foundation
Each Gilman Scholar is required to complete a service project upon their return from studying abroad in their campus or home community
January 8, 2025 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn, Connecticut’s 5 Recognized Tribes Launching Historic Partnership
The agreement is the first of its kind on the East Coast between Tribal Nations and a university
December 18, 2024 | Stephanie Reitz
Exhibition Pairs the Unlikely – Photography, Physical Therapy – to Help Those with Parkinson’s
'Not enough people know that even though this is a progressive neurological disease there is something that can be done to help you manage it, live your life with it, maintain a high quality of life, and find some level of joy, happiness, engagement in spite of it'
December 3, 2024 | Kimberly Phillips
Vast Majority of UConn’s Small Majors to Remain In Place Under Review’s Proposed Outcome
The vast majority of small academic programs under review by UConn administrators are expected to remain in place when the Provost’s Office presents its recommendations next week to the UConn Board of Trustees
December 2, 2024 | Stephanie Reitz
Microbial Slime: The Ultimate System to Understand Our Planet
'These biofilms are just remarkable. They may be the ultimate system to study to understand our planet'
November 6, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
A Peculiar Algae with Significant Potential
Weird aspects of a big, cactus-shaped algae could be useful for things like coral reef conservation and regenerative biology while teaching us about how organisms coped with past climatic changes
October 9, 2024 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Doctoral Student Awarded NOAA-Sea Grant Fellowship for Sea Scallop Research
Halle Berger is the first UConn student to receive the prestigious fellowship
October 2, 2024 | Judy Benson, CT Sea Grant