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Associate extension professor Tom Worthley sitting next to an established hackberry tree, a native species, outside the Young Building . (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Planting New Trees in the Wake of the Gypsy Moths

A good way to identify a new plant is by looking around your neighborhood or your property to see what is thriving, says Thomas Worthley, UConn Extension.

A student graduating in 2014 wears a cap with the legend, 'Students Today, Huskies Forever.' (Elizabeth Caron/UConn File Photo)

UConn to Seek Alumni Input on Post-Graduate Career Success

By seeking information about graduates’ career paths at the five-year and 10-year mark after their degrees, the University hopes to assess the impact of a UConn education and help future generations of students.

As Susan Herbst prepares to complete her presidency, faculty, staff, students, and alumni reflect on the impact she has had on the UConn community over the past eight years. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Thank You, President Herbst

As Susan Herbst prepares to complete her presidency, faculty, staff, students, and alumni reflect on the impact she has had on the UConn community over the past eight years.

President Susan Herbst at the Hartford Campus on Aug. 23, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

The Susan Herbst Years, 2011-2019

During her tenure, President Herbst has set a strong foundation on which UConn’s 16th president and coming generations of its students, faculty and staff, alumni, and others can build.

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New Husky One Cards Ready For Employee Pickup

The new cards are now available to employees at the One Card Office, with student cards arriving in two weeks' time.

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Series: Meet the Researcher

Read about the paths that led researchers to their areas of expertise, and how their work leads to discoveries that impact scholarship, the economy, and our society.

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UConn Adopts New FY20 Budget

The budgets, which go into effect July 1, include $1.46 billion for Storrs and the regional campuses, and $1.24 billion for UConn Health, including the UConn John Dempsey Hospital and the schools of medicine and dental medicine.

A fifty dollar bill under the microscope. (Getty Images)

Government-funded Research Increasingly Fuels Innovation

A quantitative analysis going back over a period of more than 90 years shows that almost a third of patents in the U.S. rely on federal research funding.

Social work student Tess Leone '20 MSW is an intern at U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal's office in Hartford. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Social Work Students on ‘Front Lines’ in Connecticut’s Congressional Offices

In October 2018, a Connecticut family celebrated the end of their seven-month stay at a church in Old Lyme. The parents, who had lived in New Britain for 18 years, sought sanctuary at the church when a federal deportation order threatened to send them to Pakistan after years spent struggling to obtain legal status. Their […]

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Mobile Crisis Service Reduces Youth ER Visits for Behavioral Health Needs, Says Study

Youth served by Mobile Crisis had a 22 percent reduction in their rate of risk for subsequent emergency room visits during the 18 months following the intervention, according to the UConn study.