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Boy eating school lunch. (Getty Image)

National School Lunch Program Aces Safety Test

Eating at school may be safer for your children than eating at home, UConn study says.

'War on the Benighted #6,' by L. Kasimu Harris, one of the works on display in the 'Still Separate – Still Unequal' exhibition at the Stamford Campus, which examines ongoing racial and economic disparities in the U.S. public school system.

Exhibit Explores Racial Disparities in Public School System

“It is imperative that we utilize the power of art and history to foster a necessary dialogue for social change,” says Larry Ossei-Mensah, co-curator.

Nicole Wagner, CEO of UConn TIP company LambdaVision, works in the lab at the Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Technology Incubation Companies Raise $60M in 2017

The majority of this investment into development of technology-based startups came from out-of-state sources.

Medical marijuana prescription on a coffee house table in Los Angeles. (Kristen Cole)

Op-ed: What Jeff Sessions Doesn’t Know About Medical Marijuana

Research on medical marijuana is clear: Marijuana has legitimate medical uses, writes UConn pharmacy professor C. Michael White.

UConn’s STEM Pipeline

Five years ago the General Assembly approved NextGen Connecticut, fueling opportunities in the STEM fields at the state's flagship university. UConn’s pipeline into those fields is now more robust than ever.

This biodegradable piezoelectric pressure sensor developed by the Nguyen Research Group at UConn could be used by doctors to monitor chronic lung disease, brain swelling, and other medical conditions before dissolving safely in a patient’s body. (Image courtesy of Thanh Duc Nguyen)

Biodegradable Sensor Monitors Pressure in the Body then Disappears

The new sensor is designed to replace existing implantable pressure sensors that have potentially toxic components, which must be removed after use.

Officer Jonathan Santiago works with Ranger during agility training. (Photo supplied by UConn K-9 Unit)

Jonathan’s Not the Only Big Dog on Campus

UConn's three police dogs also have an important role to play.

Computer illustration of cytotoxic T-lymphocytes attacking a cancer cell. (Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library via Getty Images)

Removing the Immunotherapy Blindfold

UConn Health researchers are developing a technology that can identify which patients will respond to immunotherapy, with the goal of extending the benefits of the treatment to a wider group of patients.

Students in D’Amico’s class make fresh mozzarella as he looks on.

Microbiologist focuses on dairy foods’ safety and quality

Research, outreach education and teaching are the main academic functions of CAHNR. At the hub of all three is Assistant Professor Dennis D’Amico.

North American streams and rivers are becoming saltier and more alkaline, thanks to road deicers, fertilizers, and other salty compounds indirectly released into waterways. (Matt Champlin/Getty Images)

The Nation’s Waterways are Becoming Saltier, Study Says

Researchers found increased salinization and alkalinization of North America's freshwater supplies. What's happening across the nation and at UConn.