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Entrepreneurship Opportunities at UConn Lead Undergraduate Student to United Nations Panel

'It’s not just about structural barriers existing, but it’s about pushing through those barriers and getting what you need'

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Forging a Stronger Future

Students devoted to metalworking received a grant for equipment and materials needed to help preserve this important but evolving skillset

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Nursing House Celebrates 25 Years of Unity

UConn Nursing Learning Community marks milestone with banquet highlighting mentorship, academic resources and a close-knit community for student nurses.

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The Push to Erase Medical Debt: Huskies at a Nationwide Kickoff

A UConn sibling duo and Yale graduate headed to California to represent the World Economic Forum Global Shapers New Haven hub and commence the ‘Shred the Debt’ nationwide campaign

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An Odiferous Sendoff to the Spring Semester

The weekend saw UConn’s first corpse flower bloom in over a decade

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Finishing College Meant Surviving Foster Care, Soon-To-Be Grad Targets Helping Others

Her project, “Foster Care to Campus Care,” included the creation of a brochure detailing precisely where foster-experienced students can go for resources

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Placing Heritage on a Pedestal: Multicultural Expression at UConn

Springtime means cultural celebrations for UConn students

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Up to the Three-Minute-Thesis Challenge

UConn graduate students and Ph.D. candidates synthesize years of study into quick presentations

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‘Explore, Create, Lead’: The Science of a World-Class Honors Education

UConn’s Honors program is unique in the nation for its evidence-based curriculum and programming

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Two-Time National Champion Boxer, Business Student Aidan Jubb: ‘When the Final Bell Rings…You’re Like, ‘Is It Already Over?’’’

Editor's Note: Congratulations to senior Aidan Jubb, who won his third National Collegiate Boxing Association championship title earlier this month during competition in Charlotte, N.C. Jubb said the win was a great way to cap off his UConn boxing career.