Schools & Colleges

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Capitol Fools Bring Political Satire to Jorgensen

'It gave me hope that the United States may yet endure — if we can laugh at ourselves'

School of Pharmacy Symposium Honors Freeze-Drying Pioneer Michael J. Pikal

The UConn School of Pharmacy hosted the inaugural symposium in honor of the late Michael J. Pikal, a world-renowned expert in the field of pharmaceutical freeze-drying.

César Abadía Barrero

Anthropologist César Abadía Barrero awarded 2024 Alejandro Ángel Escobar National Prize in Social and Human Sciences

César Abadía Barrero was presented with the award for his book “Health in Ruins: The Capitalist Destruction of Medical Care at a Colombian Maternity Hospital.”

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Voting Is Social Work: Empowering Social Workers to Empower Voters

'We've always believed that social work has the power to transform democracy'

UConn alum Emilia Kwasniak at her job at Nickelodeon.

Three UConn Business Students/Alums Helped Shape Network News, Entertainment Industry This Year

‘When I walk into work every day I think: This job was made for me'

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UConn’s Promising Stroke Medicine One Step Closer to Clinical Trial Testing

NIH awards $2 Million more to UConn School of Medicine to advance its research for a new medicine healing stroke damage inside the brain

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Month of Discovery: Nadine Noaman ‘26, Uncovering UConn Muslim History

A BOLD scholar and third-generation Husky, Noaman is documenting the past five decades of Muslim activism at UConn – including her own

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Study Surveys CT’s Forest Owners Ahead of Funding for Sustainable Initiatives

'It’s an effort on the part of the woodland owner to give some thought to the future'

Thanh Nguyen

Nguyen a Biomedical Engineering Star

The National Institutes of Health is funding four significant projects for UConn researcher Thanh Nguyen, with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation further supporting his work

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Podcast: Excellence in Huntington’s Disease Care

Experts from UConn Health’s Huntington’s Disease Program describe the path to its designation as a Center of Excellence and discuss the 2024 Huntington’s Disease Education Day, happening Oct. 26 at UConn Health