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Solid Ground Training

Solid Ground Program supports next generation of CT farmers

This article originally appeared on CAHNR Newsroom. By Kim Colavito Markesich In 2016, UConn Extension launched the Solid Ground Farmer Trainings, a program to assist beginning farmers. The collaborative project is now in its second three-year funding cycle supported through the USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. Solid Ground Farmer Trainings are designed to […]

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Meet recent alumna Zoe Blanchard

This article originally appeared on CAHNR Newsroom. By Jason M. Sheldon Zoe Blanchard began her UConn career at the Avery Point campus before transferring to Storrs to complete her studies in the Department of Allied Health Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources. As a commuter student, she found many ways to become […]

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School of Nursing Faculty Member Named Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse of the Year

Amisha Parekh de Campos, an assistant clinical professor, has been recognized by the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center.

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Pandemic Got You Down? A Little Nature Could Help

Spending time in nature can help ease stressful feelings, researchers found.

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UConn Law Mourns Dean Emeritus Phillip Blumberg

Phillip I. Blumberg, who left a flourishing career on Wall Street to teach law, led the UConn School of Law through a critical period.

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MBA Venture Fellow Program Gives Students Real-World Experience with Startups

Students from UConn's MBA program got real-world experience working with startups in UConn's incubator

National Awards for UConn Health Faculty

This winter UConn Health and its faculty have been applauded on the national stage for their accomplishments. 

Safely Striking Out Stroke by Innovatively Unclogging Carotid Arteries

February is American Heart Month but managing your overall cardiovascular health includes stroke prevention too. Learn about how one stroke survivor beat the odds and is now preventing a future stroke with UConn Health's innovative help.

Exterior photograph of the building where UConn's new Stamford Technology Incubation Program is based.

UConn Grows in Stamford with New Data Science Incubator

UConn's Technology Incubation Program (TIP) is expanding to Stamford with a new location focused on data science startups.

What Is Food Insecurity?

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened an already significant problem.