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July 11, 2026

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Attendees at InCHIP's Community Engaged Research Forum listen to a presentation during the event

InCHIP Research Forum Connects UConn Researchers, Community Partners

InCHIP Community-Engaged Health Research Forum funds three innovative pilot research projects focused on community needs

June 4, 2026 | Danielle Faipler

Man smiling while facing another person who you only see back of their head.

Helping Huskies Rise

Can belonging be the breakthrough?

June 2, 2026 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA - UConn Communications

UConn Voices

A cartoon of a blue can with SPAM drawn in lighter blue, overlayed with orange and yellow stars representing the big dipper constellation.

Doubling the Data Gathered from Dark Patches of Space

UConn Ph.D student’s program selected for observation time on our most powerful space telescope

June 1, 2026 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery

A mink swimming.

Caught in the Act of Evolution

Researchers' findings could justify greater protections for an Everglades critter

May 27, 2026 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery

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Don’t Blame the Geese: A Closer Look at a Campus Wildlife Question

What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. And that includes lawns

May 27, 2026 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications

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School of Business, CLAS, and College of Engineering Host MIP 2026 Research Conference at UConn Stamford

Google, Nvidia, Uber and other tech companies attended

May 26, 2026 | Claire Hall

Students present their research to fellow students at a poster presentation in the Zachs Atrium at UConn Hartford

UConn Hartford Students Apply Organic Chemistry to Public Health

Through a service-learning partnership with UConn Student Health and Wellness, students in an organic chemistry lab at UConn Hartford applied course concepts to public health issues affecting their peers.

May 20, 2026 | Bri Diaz - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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UConn Students Earn Gilman Scholarships

22 UConn students have earned Gilman awards in the last two cohorts for a total of more than $75,000 in scholarship funding

May 20, 2026 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications

University News

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Wow! UConn English Professor Earns Guggenheim to Work on Next Book of Poetry

V. Penelope Pelizzon is one of 223 individuals worldwide, and the only from UConn, named to the 101st class by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

May 18, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips

University News

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Honoring and Continuing a Legacy of Community Engagement

Philosophy Professor Emeritus Leonard I. Krimerman championed ideals of social and economic justice, the importance of human dignity, and the prioritization of community wellbeing

May 15, 2026 | Anna Heqimi

Alumni Community Impact

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