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UConn Students Empower Community Resilience, One Project at a Time

Through hyperlocal projects, Climate Corps helps communities lay the groundwork for resilience-building

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Martial Arts, Cancer, and the Degree Program that Helps Patients Heal Through Exercise

Students in UConn's online program in Exercise Prescription help patients heal with a personalized approach to movement

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For UConn Students, the Future is Green

Networking event features advice and guidance from industry leaders and alums

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Super Invaders

UConn Greenhouses and the UConn Forest serve as living laboratories, where researchers are helping to determine what gives super invaders the competitive advantage

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Laurie Devaney Named Department Head of Kinesiology

An experienced educator and researcher with decades of clinical experience in orthopedic and sports physical therapy, Devaney now serves as head of the Department of Kinesiology

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Unique Tree Enriches UConn’s Landscape

An unassuming tree is rooted in 70 years of friendship and scientific discovery between two UConn greats

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UConn Senior’s Organization Takes Aim at Food Insecurity

Focusing on healthy proteins for families in New Haven and Ghana

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UConn Landscape Architecture Connecting Bridgeport’s Waterfront

UConn researchers, students, and alumni are working together to make waterfront areas accessible for Bridgeport residents

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Virus vs. Bacteria: Phages Prove Effective at Killing Pathogens in Milk

Food microbiologist Dennis D’Amico demonstrated that bacteriophages can effectively reduce the amount of common foodborne pathogens in milk

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UConn Study Shows Tagatose May Combat Antibiotic-Resistant C. difficile Infections

The results demonstrated that tagatose consumption not only proved safe for animals but also significantly reduced infection symptoms and severity