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An architect's conception of what the Northwest Science Quad will look like from above once construction is completed.

Construction Kicks Off on UConn’s Transformational New Science Quad

Construction has begun on the Northwest Science Quad, a transformative new project at UConn that ties together several of the University's core missions.

Side-by-side photos showing UConn student Madisyn MacDonald in the office of Otis Elevator, where she is an intern, and then at her desk at home. Her internship has continued remotely during the pandemic.

Interning in a Pandemic: One UConn Student’s Experience

The COVID-19 pandemic might have complicated one UConn student's dream internship, but it didn't derail it.

A purple-gloved hand holds the small microneedle patch that was developed at UConn

UConn Faculty Receive Federal Funding to Develop Self-Administered Microneedle COVID-19 Vaccine Technology

UConn researchers have developed a single-use microneedle technology they hope will help keep patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Physical education teacher encouraging students doing push-ups. (Hero Images via Getty Images)

UConn’s KSI Launches innovATe Program to Aid High School Athletes

UConn's Korey Stringer Institute is launching a new program to bring the medical care provided by athletic trainers to more secondary school athletes.

School children using computers. (Tetra Images – Erik Isakson/Getty Images)

UConn Researchers Lead National Collaborative Effort to Improve Gifted Education Programs

UConn researchers will lead a national effort to improve gifted education, funded by a $5 million federal grant.

Xiaomei Cong, associate professor of nursing, on June 4, 2015

Meet the Researcher: Xiaomei Cong, School of Nursing

UConn researcher Xiaomei Cong's work builds on insights she first had as a nurse in a neonatal intensive care unit.

A collage showing college students engaged in various activities related to human rights

UConn Receives $1M Gift and Match Challenge for Human Rights Institute 

UConn's Human Rights Institute has launched a $1M gift and match challenge, thanks to the generosity of two longtime donors.

New data show Connecticut’s black bear population is highest in the state’s outermost suburbs, which provide the refuge of large hardwood forests and a scattering of homes close enough so that a tasty snack is only a short distance away. (Photo courtesy of Tracy Rittenhouse)

Summer Undergraduate Researcher Mari Cullerton ’21 (CAHNR)

The UConn rising senior is researching secondary mortality agents in forests.

Young woman cleaning hands with alcoholic hand sanitizer to prevent the spread of viruses while commuting in the city riding on subway

More than Politics or Age, Psychological Disease Avoidance Linked to Preventative Behavior, Study Finds

Pre-existing feelings of germ disgust turn out to be helpful in prompting preventative health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A screen shot of a database dashboard showing hypothetical COVID-19 numbers; a live version of the database is used by the state of Connecticut

UConn’s Information Solutions Helping to Reopen Connecticut

A UConn researcher's passion for data solutions is playing an important role in Connecticut's reopening process.