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School of Public Policy Forms at UConn Hartford

Formerly the Department of Public Policy, the School is dedicated to preparing students for public leadership positions and producing applied research that solves societal problems.

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Conference on Anti-Racism to be Held at UConn Hartford

A chance to amplify UConn's role as a key part of intellectual and community life in the capital city

The glowing red dots are centromeres in human chromosomes in the midst of mitosis, multiplying themselves in preparation for the cell dividing in two. The middle of the image shows chromosomes in the classic ‘X’ conformation, with the centromeres at the center of the Xs. The red dots on the grey blobs are also centromeres, but are in cells at a different stage of mitosis.

Massive Collaboration Fills the Gaps in the Human Genome

Filling in the missing sections of the human genome has yielded interesting results

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones Discusses Race and US History at UConn Event

The Pulitzer Prize winner addressed racism, The 1619 Project, and what it means to be patriotic in the United States

A fall morning aerial view of the Wilbur Cross Building on Oct. 18, 2021.

UConn Celebrates Early-Career Faculty Award Recipients, Approves ‘Innovation Faculty’ Plan

'Our students come to UConn to learn from the best'

Aerial (drone) view of the large letter UConn Sign on Oct. 15, 2019.

UConn Faculty Winning NSF CAREER Awards at Record-Breaking Pace

In seven years, UConn's total of NSF CAREER awards have grown from a handful to more than 60, representing tens of millions of dollars in support of research

Ellen Litman at the Homer Babbidge Library on March 30, 2017.

‘It’s Hard To Look Away’: UConn English Professor Chronicles War From Russian-American Perspective

Ellen Litman says today's Russia bears striking similarities to the country she knew before the fall of communism

UConn Magazine: Micaela Levesque

Micaela Levesque ’17 (CLAS) has known that art was her calling since middle school.

A Ukrainian national flag waves while smoke rises after Russian attacks hit a fuel storage facility in the city of Kalynivka, on March 25, 2022.

Alum Speaks about the Past, Present, and Potential Future of the War in Ukraine

Daniel Fata '94, who served as a high-ranking foreign policy official, said the current war could ultimately reshape democracy around the world

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UConn Magazine: HDFS 1060 Close Relationships Across The Lifespan

Students who take “Close Relationships” learn the reasons why some relationships work out and others don’t. After taking the class we still might not always do the right thing. But at least we’ll know what went wrong.