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UConn mechanical engineering students, from left, Leila Awad, Kaley Luk, Eddy Ramos and Patrick Miconi work on the prototype of their project for Senior Design Demonstration Day—an affordable, ADA-compliant, sustainably produced, easy-to-assemble accessibility ramp—in the Innovation Zone in the Peter J. Werth Residence Tower

UConn Engineering Seniors Building a Better Ramp

'Whenever I called up on a ramp, I’d say there’s a problem getting ramps. What I heard was, "yeah, ain’t there?"'

Senior digital media design student Giana Adragna poses for a photo in front of her project on display in the digital media and design program's "Limitless" BFA senior exhibition in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts' gallery

Art, DMD Students Look to Formative Years For Inspiration Today

On-campus exhibitions showcase creativity and talent of graduating students

Green seedlings, covered in dew, grow out of wet soil.

Field Research: How the Humble Protist Could Shore Up the World’s Food Supply

Researchers are looking to license protist tech as a fertilizing aid of the future

Woman tying running shoe

Running in the UConn Health Half Marathon? Don’t Wait to Train

Take some tips from the UConn Institute for Sports Medicine

LAND 3330 Students on visiting one of the vacant lots to conduct a site analysis

Banking on the Future: Saving Ecosystems through Land Banks

With climate-adaptive designs and community engagement, distressed properties in the Hartford area and beyond can go from public eyesore to public benefit

Men walking in Hartford

New Game Makes Financial Education Fun

With the Breadwinner Game, UConn Extension developed an engaging way to teach young adults to make wise financial choices

Andrea Li ’22 (BUS) and Nick Boston

CLAS Connections: Nick Boston and Andrea Li ’22 (BUS)

Five heartfelt minutes with Nick Boston, educational program administrator in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and his former student worker Andrea Li ’22 (BUS)

UConn student working in the greenhouse at the Spring Valley Farm

‘A Home and a Community’ on UConn’s Student Farm

Each year, a group of students lives on UConn’s Spring Valley Student Farm where they work together to tend crops, build community, and foster their own personal growth

UConn Researchers Developing Algorithm to Combat Bias in Identifying Child Maltreatment

The tool will help providers overcome barriers to better identify potential cases of child abuse

Electronic medical record with patient data and health care information in tablet. Doctor using digital smart device to read report online. Modern technology in hospital.

HDFS Professor Questions Replacing Human Interactions with Technology in Health Care

Some matters are too important to be left to a patient portal or other non-human source of information