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Good neighbors: Students cross the street from the Palace Theater to UConn Waterbury shortly before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

UConn Waterbury’s Stuart Brown Helps Keep the Buzz for Broadway Going Until the Palace Theater Lights Are Back On

After the pandemic forced theaters to close, Brown pitched in to help UConn Waterbury's neighbor keep audiences engaged.

An illustration depicting the coronavirus microbe.

UConn-Developed Diagnostic Test for Infectious Diseases Reaches Licensing Deal

The method enables simple, rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 and other diseases.

The UConn Foundation on October 8, 2020.

$4 Million Scholarship Gives Bridgeport Students Path to UConn

The donation, by an alumnus couple, is linked to an afterschool enrichment program in Connecticut's largest city.

Exterior photograph of the building where UConn's new Stamford Technology Incubation Program is based.

UConn Grows in Stamford with New Data Science Incubator

UConn's Technology Incubation Program (TIP) is expanding to Stamford with a new location focused on data science startups.

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UConn Student Building ‘No Bad Days’ Lifestyle Brand

'My goal is to make the conversation more open,' says Jack Tarca '22 (BUS)

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UConn Startup Unlocking the Promise of Hemp

UConn startup 3BC is using cutting-edge research to produce high-quality hemp products.

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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.

Students in the “Global One Health: U.S. and Irish Perspective” class at the University of Connecticut see kelp harvested from J.P. Vellotti’s beds in Groton as part of a visit to the Noank Aquaculture Cooperative on May 16, 2019, organized by Connecticut Sea Grant.

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.

UConn graduate Dean Mahoney, founder of the 'Merican Mule cocktail company, posing with a pool cue.

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.

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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.