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The Power of Academic Medicine: Multidisciplinary Team Saves Young Man with Rare, Aggressive Cancer

Sebastian Sanchez’s sudden illness revealed one of the fastest-growing cancers. Through seamless collaboration across specialties, UConn Health’s academic medical center delivered the complex, time-sensitive care needed to save his life

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Alum Lucas Ruiz Examines Nuclear Policy Among Global Powers

From working on a Storrs farm to convening gatherings of global experts on nuclear weapons, Ruiz credits UConn with giving him the skills to succeed

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Agricultural and Resource Economics Programs Emphasize Experiential Learning

Fulfilling UConn's land-grant mission is providing real-world job skills for CAHNR students

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Two-Day Puerto Rican Summit Aims for Change

Puerto Rico: Puerto Ricans in Connecticut, sponsored by UConn’s Puerto Rican Studies Initiative for Community Engagement and Public Policy (UConnPRSI), was held March 20-21

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Medical Minds Matter Nonprofit Founded at UConn Growing Nationally

Medical Minds Matter is destigmatizing the discussion of mental health in medicine especially early-on for the next generation of the health care workforce

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Author Nikkya Hargrove Keynotes Women’s History Month at UConn Stamford 

'You can build something you are proud of'

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‘None of us can escape aging’: Doctoral Project Looks at Getting Older in Northeastern CT

Asmita Aasaavari immersed herself in ethnographic research and slowly built relationships for her dissertation, which this year received support from a fellowship through the UConn Humanities Institute

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Third Annual UConn Student-Organized Free Medical Clinic Coming to Willimantic

Last year, UConn student volunteers helped provide more than $142,000 in care to 196 patients

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Waterbury Hospital Joins UConn Health Community Network,  Strengthening Care for the Community  

Transition creates a new system of care for the Waterbury community and beyond  

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UConn Develops Assessments to Capitalize on Unique Strengths of Each Regional Campus

'The presence of UConn campuses throughout the state is a strength that responds to student and community needs'