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Emily Wicks, Gary Wolff, and Sandy Chafouleas pose with the $25,000 check following the Wolff New Venture Competition. Wicks and Chafouleas are the founders of Feel Your Best Self, which won the top award. Photo by Alex Syphers/Defining Studios

Wolff Entrepreneurship Competition Crowns Startup That Brings Emotional-Coping Skills to Elementary-Age Kids

The Wolff competition awarded almost $60,000 in funds for UConn-affiliated startups

Aerial image of the University of Connecticut during Fall

UConn Places Highly In Various National Rankings

UConn is considered one of the top public research institutions in the country and the rankings it has consistently received in the last year only reinforce that point

People photograph a display showing a giant copy of Herman Melville's novel "Moby-Dick."

Chasing the Great White Whale in the Digital Age

Mary K Bercaw Edwards is co-directing a program that supports K-12 teachers in developing new ways of teaching Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick."

Lucie Lopez smiles at the camera, wearing a blazer, with her arms folded across her chest.

Meet the Undergraduate Researcher: Lucie Lopez, CLAS ‘24

Using psychology to support the experiences of K-12 students motivates this hardworking researcher

More picturesque wildness of coast can be found in the many tiny villages along the way. Here, for example, is the beach in Pude.

Snap Shot: How Will Organisms Adapt to Climate Change?

A UConn Marine Sciences researcher is spending time in Chile studying an important forage fish, and how this vital part of the food chain will adapt to a changing climate

Karen Gorman and Penny Thompson speak with Katie Malgioglio and Randi Mendes near the Aroostook River.

EPA Awards $5M Grant to Support UConn’s Technical Assistance for Brownfields Program

Brownfield sites may present environmentally hazardous conditions for residents residing near such properties.

A woman and child walks through water and mud during heavy flooding as a result of a storm in Sandvlei, close to Somerset West on September 25, 2023.

Researchers Explore Future Climate in Africa, Using Clues from the Past

Researchers used chemicals from preserved plant matter to pinpoint the processes responsible for changes in past rainfall and drought in southwestern Africa, with implications for the future

Graduate students Julie Sandberg, left, Kevin Howson and Jacob Hyler present their research on installing solar canopies on campus during "The Sustainable Clean Energy Summit:Decarbonizing Society and the Grid" at the Student Union Theater

Opportunity Lights Up UConn Sustainable Energy Summit

'Make no mistake - UConn is going to hit its decarbonization goals and become a national leader in sustainable clean energy research and education'

A view of Fairfield Way including some fall color

Honoring Her Mom’s Passion with a Scholarship

Honoring a legacy while fostering a better understanding of the culture and politics of Spanish-speaking countries

Fiona Vernal and Amanda Cannada.

CLAS Connections: Fiona Vernal and Amanda Cannada

Five heartfelt minutes with Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies Fiona Vernal and Africana Studies Program Assistant Amanda Cannada