Schools & Colleges

Residents and community activists gather in a Brooklyn neighborhood to remember the life of Renaldo Joeseph on July 27, 2021 in New York City. Joeseph was killed by a gunshot on a residential street last weekend, one of over 200 people shot in New York City so far in 2021. Gun crime is on the rise in many American cities promoting concern among residents and politicians.

UConn Sociology Professor Examines Community Gun Violence

Mary Bernstein's research examines how groups work together across lines to define gun violence and seeks to find strategies to address the problem

Powders, pills, and needles arranged on a dark table.

Rat Poison is Just One of the Potentially Dangerous Substances Likely to Be Mixed Into Illicit Drugs

The difference between what you think you're buying and what is actually in the product can be the difference between life and death

Chips in grocery store

Changing Food Retail Landscape, Competitiveness, and Health Outcomes

This project will provide necessary research to help make the food shopping options in the U.S. healthier and more competitive.

Desmond’s Law 5 Years Later: UConn Animal Law Clinic Leader Conducting Study, Crafting Manual, Developing Diversionary Program

UConn Law professor Jessica Rubin is working on a grant to study the impact of a groundbreaking animal cruelty law in Connecticut and help other states adopt similar measures

Recent graduate Inaam Khan.

‘I Was in the Bottom 2% of My Graduating Class’: Alum Goes from Near-Failure to Abundant Success

Inaam Khan '14 went from the bottom to the top thanks to hard work and perseverance

UConn School of Medicine and UConn School of Dental Medicine students receiving their white coats in a ceremony on Aug. 20.

UConn Medical and Dental Students Don their First White Coats at Annual Ceremony

Students from UConn's Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine received their first white coats at the 2021 White Coat ceremony held August 20 in Farmington

students working on building theatre sets in new production facility

A New Fine Arts Theatre Production Facility

The brand-new Theatre Production Facility will provide students and faculty with needed space to prepare high-tech productions

Student’s Soft Robot Invention Could Improve Ultrasounds

Serena Beri has patented her invention while still an undergraduate at UConn

Where do Mallards Nest and Raise Ducklings in a Region Full of People?

Tracy Rittenhouse will perform novel research to improve understanding of how mallards live in Connecticut's diverse areas through a grant from CT DEEP.

portrait of Aliza Eliazarov

UConn Magazine: Forever Stamps of Forgotten Breeds

A new pane of USPS stamps features photos of pre-industrial farm breeds by Aliza Eliazarov.