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First-Year UConn Student is on a Mission to Save the Bees
UConn student Raina Jain is on a mission to save the honeybees - and she's already making progress.
February 2, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance
CT Sea Grant-led Project Looks to Unlock Potential of Seaweed Industry
The UConn Avery Point-based program will lead efforts on the East and West coasts to boost commercial seaweed harvesting.
January 28, 2021 | Judy Benson, Connecticut Sea Grant
Alum Who Created ‘Merican Mule Cocktail Company Has Plenty to Celebrate
Dean Mahoney '09 (BUS) is in high spirits, as the cocktail company he founded in South Norwalk continues to grow.
January 7, 2021 | Claire Hall
UConn Senior Works For Diversity and Inclusion in His Hometown
Jacob Lopez ’21 (CLAS) has become a leader in his hometown of Manchester even before he earns his undergraduate degree from UConn.
January 6, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
A Legacy of Women Helping Women Will Benefit UConn Health
For nearly 200 years, the Widows Society has been working to improve the lives of Hartford-area women. Now, that commitment is being extended to female patients at UConn Health.
December 4, 2020 | Jennifer Eburg, UConn Foundation
UConn, Mystic Aquarium Work Together to Enhance Animal Health
The Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory at UConn and Mystic Aquarium have an education and animal health partnership that dates back almost 30 years.
December 1, 2020 | Stacey Stearns, UConn Extension
Students Partner With Older Adults to Combat Pandemic Isolation
UConn School of Social work students are connecting with older adults in Hartford and the surrounding area to help combat that isolation as part of a new research project known as SLIP: the Social isolation/Loneliness Intergenerational Project.
November 18, 2020 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA
A Safer, More Precise Prostate Biopsy
After nearly two years of using a biopsy method known as the transperineal approach, UConn Health urologists report higher-quality prostate samples and zero infections.
September 22, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Committed to Curtailing Sepsis
Nurses Elizabeth Haskell and Ashley Brennan-McBride lead UConn Health’s effort to reduce sepsis risk and mortality.
September 14, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Med Students: ‘Why I Run’
While it may be one of the busiest periods of their lives, an important part of the lives of these medical students is running. Leading up to the UConn Health Half Marathon, 10K and 5K June 4-7, four of them share their stories.
May 31, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)