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Over 200 Would-Be Entrepreneurs Seek Mentoring, Business Advice
More than 200 students attended the kickoff for UConn’s sixth annual Innovation Quest (iQ), hoping their dreams of creating a new business will come to fruition. The iQ program offers advice, encouragement and mentoring from experts in business incubation and strategy.
How to Reduce Weight Stigma? Ask Those Who Know Best
In a new UConn study, women with obesity identify potential remedies, placing priority on the workplace, schools, and healthcare settings.
Story Series Keeps Finger on Pulse of Heart Health
During Heart Health Month, read about the many ways UConn is making a difference in the lives of people with heart disease and those at risk.
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Life Experiences Shape Surgeon’s Desire to Care for Children
UConn Health pediatric surgeon Dr. Christine Finck is using tissue engineering to develop new methods to treat a condition that affects one in 4,500 babies.
The Fungus-Fighting Secrets in the Sugar Pine’s Genome
Researchers have sequenced the enormous genome of the world's tallest pine, offering the potential for using genetic resistance to fight an invasive fungus that threatens to destroy the species.
New Material Promises Benefits to Deep Space Travel
A UConn researcher has developed a new shape memory material that can help send unmanned probes to distant star systems.
UConn Researchers Kill MRSA with Tailored Chemistry
UConn medicinal chemists have developed experimental antibiotics that kill the often deadly bacteria MRSA.
Feeling the Heat: The Urban Response to Climate Change
A survey of low-income Hartford residents shows many are concerned about climate change and want to learn more about it to protect themselves and their families.
New Monitor Can Detect Early Signs of Heart Disease
UConn biomedical engineering researchers are developing new heart monitors to improve early detection of an irregular heartbeat.