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Jeffrey Newton

Neag School Alumnus Jeffrey Newton Honored as Connecticut’s 2026 Superintendent of the Year

Newton ’13 ELP, superintendent of East Lyme Public Schools, was recently recognized by the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents

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UConn-led Project Promotes Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities

Funded by a $500,000 NSF grant, the two-year initiative spearheaded by researchers at UConn-based Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) will ensure coastal communities have access to the expertise and tools needed to develop and implement strategies and policies that make them more resilient to the effects of extreme weather and climate change

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More Than 50 Years Later, Shaboo Still Rocks at UConn

The band spawned by the legendary music venue will play a benefit concert at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

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UConn Hartford, Other Institutions Relaunch Greater Hartford Consortium for Higher Education

The consortium will focus on leveraging the institutions’ locations in and near Hartford to promote new opportunities for students, workers, and employers

Jeffrey McCutcheon leading a tour through CCAST.

UConn Engineering Selected to Receive $3M in Federal Funding for Wastewater Research

This fund is part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Program to eliminate waste of essential minerals and increase domestic resiliency

Natalie Kildare '27

Non-Traditional Social Work Student Encouraged by BSW Program

'When I received my acceptance letter, I opened it in front of my 12-year-old son. He got to see his mom reach a major academic goal'

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UConn Tech Park Poised to Become a Hub of Global Semiconductor Research and Innovation

Tescan Group’s purchase of UConn startup FemtoInnovations will accelerate research, uses of critical laser technologies

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Move Over, Nutmeg: Connecticut Becoming the Quantum State

UConn, Yale, and state officials are investing heavily in establishing Connecticut’s prowess as a leader in quantum technology

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Bronchiectasis Patient Shares Gratitude for His Pulmonologist and Power of Clinical Trials

West Hartford man’s participation in UConn Health clinical trial leads to FDA-approval of first-ever medicine that he needs for his lung condition.

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UConn, State Embrace AI and Quantum Potential

Economics Forum in Stamford underscores UConn’s role as educator and driver of next generation workforce.