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New Engineering Program Aims to Attract the Most Talented Entrepreneurs to Connecticut

UConn is launching a Master’s of Engineering in Global Entrepreneurship, the first entrepreneurial graduate degree in the state that is focused on engineering.

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UConn Trustees Adopt FY 2019 Budgets

The budgets include millions of dollars in spending cuts across campuses, while seeking to uphold the University’s overriding goal to protect and build UConn’s academic strength.

UConn's cows can now choose when to be milked and are generally more contented as a result. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Video)

UConn Relies on Robots at Milking Time

New technology milks UConn's cows on demand around the clock, generating research data and another outcome. They are generally quiet and spend a lot of the time lying down relaxing.

Migrant families embrace at the border between El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

The Science is Clear: Separating Families has Damaging Psychological and Health Consequences

The Society for Research on Child Development responded to the separation of children from their parents at the U.S. border with a letter to Congress, co-authored by UConn's Linda Halgunseth.

Nadav Ullman ‘12 (BUS), the CEO, and Thomas Bachant ‘13 (ENG), co-founder and CTO of Dashride, outside their office on 5th Avenue in New York City. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

Alumni Help Taxi Industry Shift into Overdrive

Dashride, a company founded by two UConn alums, has its roots in UConn's safe-driving effort and entrepreneurial program.

An aerial view of UConn's Storrs campus. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Noted Attorney and UConn Alum Appointed to Board of Trustees

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has appointed Kevin J. O’Connor, former U.S. Attorney for Connecticut and former U.S. Associate Attorney General, as a UConn trustee.

See UConn from a different perspective this summer. (Angelina Reyes/UConn Photo)

#UConnViews: Reflections

See UConn from a different perspective this summer.

Researcher Kumar Venkitanarayanan at his lab in the George White Building. Kumar is studying the use of probiotics to disinfect cantaloupes and has found they are more effective than chlorine June 14, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Probiotics Effective in Keeping Cantaloupes Safe to Eat

The bumpy, net-like cantaloupe rind provides hiding places for bacteria. Chlorine does not entirely kill it. Probiotics may do the job, according to new UConn research.

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Improving Outcomes for Serious Knee Injuries

A UConn researcher finds that including psychological interventions in the rehabilitation process can boost recovery from an ACL injury.

UConn Foundation president Josh Newton. (G.J. McCarthy for UConn Foundation)

UConn Foundation President Joshua Newton to Step Down Midsummer

The Foundation raised nearly $400 million during Newton's five-year tenure, reshaped alumni programs, and grew the endowment by 30 percent.