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Spiral galaxy with stars and black hole, computer generated abstract background

‘Black Hole Archaeology’: Understanding How Black Holes Gained Their Mass

By measuring black hole spin 7 billion years ago to now, researchers gained surprising new insights into the nature of black holes

Researchers working on soundwave technologies.

Sound Waves Go Flat

Engineers at UConn’s College of Engineering are unlocking new frontiers in wave control and energy localization

Breastfeeding mother and infant with formula in the foreground

Formula Shortage Decreased Breastfeeding Disparities

A formula shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic created an experiment for the researchers to see if and how breastfeeding patterns change in response to the crisis

Protest sign about climate change

UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute Joins 60+ Organizations in Supporting Federal Policy Agenda for Tackling Extreme Heat

The announcement comes as 2024 is officially declared hottest year on record; lingering effects of extreme heat fuel catastrophic wildfires in California

Taylor Kielpinski-Rogers ’12 (ED) at the Boston Celtics' championship parade in Boston in 2024

UConn’s Other Women’s Sport Legacy: Sport Management Program Prepares Alums for Careers in Professional Leagues

The Neag School of Education’s thriving program boasts alumnae working across many professional leagues, including the NFL, NHL, NBA, and PWHL among others

TIP Partners

TIP Companies Partner to Advance Digestive Health

Neighboring UConn TIP start-ups, Arome Science and Feel Good Lab, sign a distribution agreement leveraging their respective strengths, and know-how

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Rogie Royce Carandang of the Department of Public Health Sciences at UConn School of Medicine.

Outstanding Author

UConn School of Medicine Postdoctoral Research Fellow Rogie Royce Carandang honored by The Journal of Public Health and Emergency

Amelia Magistrali, UConn Extension’s associate educator in soil health (Kara Bonsack/UConn Photo)

Improving Soil Health in Connecticut with a Systems Approach

The state of our soil has "been a wakeup call." UConn Extension educator Amelia Magistrali is helping protect and preserve this crucial resource across Connecticut

Zachary Collier

Neag School Faculty Member Named a 2025 Emerging Scholar

Assistant professor Zachary K. Collier has been honored by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

UConn's Wilbur Cross Building used to be UConn’s central repository for books, scholarly publications, and multimedia of all kinds.

UConn Firsts: The First Standalone Library

Before the Homer Babbidge Library became UConn’s central repository for books, scholarly publications, and multimedia of all kinds, generations of UConn students had spent countless hours in a different library altogether – the Wilbur Cross Building