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Why You Don’t Need Permission to Get Moving: UConn Experts Call for Sweeping Changes to Exercise Participation Guidelines

The researchers and clinicians emphasize the significant benefits of exercise for all people, including those deemed 'high risk' by current standards

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When Stressors Converge, How Will Our Forests Fare?

Two recent publications dig into the impacts of compounding factors threatening New England trees

Tech Park Industrial Partnerships Panel

How to Partner With Industry (by Really Trying)

Successful UConn researchers offer Insight on fruitful collaboration with private industry

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Fighting Poultry Disease with mRNA: UConn Researchers Pioneer Nanoparticle Approach

UConn researchers have demonstrated that a novel protein-based nanoparticle can make mRNA vaccines more effective to tackle a troublesome pathogen in chickens

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Researchers and Industry Flock to UConn to Talk Poultry Innovations and Impacts

An international team of researchers met with poultry sector stakeholders in Storrs to discuss the latest developments in safety and sustainability of antibiotic-restricted poultry production

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Unique Fellowship Program Gives Recent UConn Alumni a Seat at the State Government Table

'To see some of UConn's brightest graduates working in state government, serving the people of Connecticut, is a major win for the Governor's Fellowship'

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InCHIP’s Weight Management Research Group Publishes NIH Trial Results in Top Medical Journal

Directors of InCHIP's Weight Management Research Group Tricia Leahey and Amy Gorin's latest study published in JAMA Internal Medicine underscores the power of patient-provided care for weight loss maintenance

UConn senior Noah Sneed with Dr. Cato T. Laurencin.

2025 Dr. Cato T. Laurencin ScHOLA²RS House Award Recipients

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

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Living with Bears in Connecticut: What You Need to Know

Bears are a growing presence in Connecticut, and while they’re an important part of our ecosystem, it's important to know how to safely share space

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UConn Has Record-Breaking Cohort for Gilman Scholars

A total of 31 UConn students, who will study in 14 different countries, will receive a total of nearly $94,000 in scholarship funds through the Gilman program