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The 2018 winner of the Women of Innovation Award for research and leadership excellence is Dr. Christine Finck of UConn School of Medicine and Connecticut Children's Medical Center (Connecticut Children's Photo).

Life Experiences Shape Surgeon’s Desire to Care for Children

UConn Health pediatric surgeon Dr. Christine Finck is using tissue engineering to develop new methods to treat a condition that affects one in 4,500 babies.

January 18, 2017 | Natalie Missakian, Hartford Business Journal

Community Impact Research & Discovery UConn Health
Welcome back students message on the digital message board of the shuttle buses on Jan. 17, 2017. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Welcome Back

January 18, 2017 | Sean Flynn

rotesters attend the Hands Off Safe Schools Rally on Swanston Street on March 10, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. The Hands Off Safe School has been designed as a resource for teachers and students to assist with issues of homophobia and bullying. (Photo by Chris Hopkins/Getty Images)

Get Ahead of Bullying and Hate Speech, Says Education Expert

A UConn education expert discusses proactive steps that schools can take to help moderate the effects of hate being modeled on the national stage.

January 17, 2017 | Loretta Waldman

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The Voices of Freedom Choir perform in the von der Mehden Recital Hall on Nov. 12, 2016. (Ryan Glista/UConn Photo)

Celebrate MLK Day at UConn

Watch the Voices of Freedom Gospel Choir in 360°. They will perform today as part of UConn’s Martin Luther King Day of Observance. Join us at Jorgensen 4-7 p.m.

January 16, 2017 | Combined Reports

UConn Voices
Katie Lou Samuelson celebrates a win. (Athletic Communications)

Huskies Set New Record: 91 Wins And Counting

With their win over SMU on Jan. 14, the UConn women's basketball team extended their winning streak to 91 games in a row, an unprecedented feat in college basketball.

January 14, 2017 | Combined Reports

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UConn football player in Husky uniform. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Huskies Announce Football Game at Fenway

UConn football will play Boston College at Fenway Park on Nov. 18, as part of a series of three college football games at the renowned baseball stadium.

January 13, 2017 | Athletic Communications

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The 'supermoon' rises in mid-November, 2016. (Ryan Glista/UConn Photo)

Moon Over Storrs

This week's full moon and November's 'supermoon' made for some dramatic skyscapes.

January 13, 2017 | Sean Flynn & Ryan Glista

An elderly woman sitting in front of her laptop looking stressed. (PeopleImages via Getty Images)

Elders’ Stress Response May Worsen Depression’s Impact

UConn Health researchers say that depressed elders who are also easily stressed are prone to worse cognitive outcomes, and could benefit from alternative treatments for their depression.

January 12, 2017 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)

Research & Discovery UConn Health
As we celebrate our women's basketball team equaling their previous unbeaten record of 90 games, we look back to the very earliest days of women's basketball in Storrs, when the team boasted an unbeaten season as far back as 1902. (Archives & Special Collections, University Library)

Women’s Basketball Winning Streak Has Long History at UConn

As we celebrate our women's basketball team equaling their previous unbeaten record of 90 games, we look back to the very earliest days of women's basketball in Storrs.

January 11, 2017 | Combined Reports

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Kepeng Wang, assistant professor of immunology, right, with Kasandra Rodriguez, a research associate at CaroGen Corp.'s technology incubation lab in Farmington on Dec. 12, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Health Researchers Work with Startup on Colon Cancer Vaccine

CaroGen’s proprietary technology platform will be applied to a specific target studied by two immunologists at UConn Health.

January 11, 2017 | Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research

Entrepreneurship Research & Discovery UConn Health