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UConn Alum’s App Provides Accurate Food Additive Information

A new iPhone app called Food Additive Lens uses artificial intelligence to help consumers and professionals better understand ingredients and additives in food products

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UConn Experts Push FIFA to Protect Players from Extreme Heat

The 2026 World Cup begins on June 11 in North America, along with the start of summer and high temperatures that pose a threat to athletes, fans, and workers

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Leveraging New Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture

The Kim lab is refining Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) technologies and labor processes to help this robust sector of Connecticut's ag economy

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UConn Extension Volunteers Are Preserving One of Connecticut’s Most Famous Homes

“The UConn Extension Master Gardener program opens doors, to learning about plants and to meeting people, preserving history, and being part of something bigger.”

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Helping Huskies Rise

Can belonging be the breakthrough?

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Covid-Era Assistance Policies May Have Reduced Food Insecurity, Housing Instability

Pandemic-era safety net programs revealed new insights into the complex relationship between wages, housing, and food insecurity

Sean Reilly, owner and operator of New England Oyster Farm

Shucking Success: The Next Generation of Connecticut Shellfish Farmers

UConn Extension and Connecticut Sea Grant prepare aspiring entrepreneurs to navigate the challenges of shellfish aquaculture and sustain Connecticut’s historic working waterfront

Students at UConn Physical Therapy White Coat 2026

Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Receive White Coats as Program Celebrates 75 Years

As the program marks 75 years, this year’s White Coat Ceremony celebrated both the accomplishments of the Class of 2027 and the continued legacy of the UConn Doctor of Physical Therapy program

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Don’t Blame the Geese: A Closer Look at a Campus Wildlife Question

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. And that includes lawns

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin ScHOLA²RS House Award Recipients

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin ScHOLA²RS House Award Recipients Celebrated for 2026

Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin awarded three outstanding students the 2026 ScHOLA²RS House/Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. Award at their graduate convention banquet.