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The snake's flickering tongue generates two pairs of small, swirling masses of air, or vortices, that act like tiny fans, pulling odors in from each side and jetting them directly into the path of each tongue tip.

Smelling in Stereo: The Real Reason Snakes Have Flicking, Forked Tongues

Long misunderstood, snake tongues have fascinated naturalists for centuries

Eating Under The Sea: UConn Researchers Find Health Benefits of Connecticut-Grown Sugar Kelp

A first-of-its-kind study finds nutrition benefits for locally-grown sugar kelp, an increasingly important crop for the state.

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Innovative Decision Support System for Individualized Exercise Prescription

The new tool will allow physicians, health care providers, and exercise professionals to prescribe personalized exercise plans to support patient health

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Confronting the ‘Insect Apocalypse’

A period of mass extinction threatens insects - and the humans and animals who depend on them

A new drug has raised hopes for people with Alzheimer's disease, but the FDA has taken a major risk by approving it before comprehensive clinical trials have been conducted.

The FDA’s Big Gamble on a New Alzheimer’s Drug

No one knows yet if the new drug will demonstrate significant benefits for patients

The School of Nursing’s Clinical Simulation Learning Center offers students invaluable hands-on learning experiences - including challenging 'safe room' exercises.

Padlocks, Riddles, and Medication Safety: An Innovative Teaching Tool for UConn Nurses

An escape room that helps students learn vital nursing skills

Betsy and Mark Vergnano

UConn School of Engineering Unveils the Vergnano Institute for Inclusion, Supported by UConn Alumni Mark and Betsy Vergnano’s $3M Donation

The gift represents the largest diversity, equity, and inclusion investment in UConn School of Engineering history and is one of the largest single DEI investments in UConn

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Summer Undergraduate Researcher Nicole Khusid ’22 (CLAS)

Khusid is energized by the opportunity to do research on the kinds of problems we don't have answers for yet

A view at dusk of the Peter J. Werth Residence Tower on Jan. 14, 2021.

UConn’s Werth Institute Recognized for Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education

Not even four years old, the Werth Institute is already being recognized as an innovator in the field

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UConn Faculty Appointed to New State Hate Crimes Advisory Council

Bringing scholarship to bear on a vexing problem