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Any Future Doctors, Dentists, Nurses?

Nearly 400 high school students, many considering careers in health care, spent part of Friday at UConn Health’s 10th Clinical Career Day.

A Chimney swift, sometimes referred to as a flying cigar. (Michael Veltri Photo)

Celebrating a Threatened Bird

UConn professor and State Ornithologist Margaret Rubega teaches local residents about chimney swifts.

Grant Marsden from Tolland worked with Meng (Fred) Lu from Beijing, China (by way of Kent, Conn.) to check their coordinates. (Susan Schadt/UConn Photo)

Conservation Academy Creates Connections with the Environment

A new summer program was designed to set high school students on the path to becoming life-long advocates for the protection of natural resources.