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Luyi Sun standing in front of a white board in a lecture hall

SPARKing Invention: Internal Funding Program Celebrates Advancements

A cohort of awardees have formed a supportive community as they bring life-changing technology to the marketplace

LAND 3330 Students on visiting one of the vacant lots to conduct a site analysis

Banking on the Future: Saving Ecosystems through Land Banks

With climate-adaptive designs and community engagement, distressed properties in the Hartford area and beyond can go from public eyesore to public benefit

UConn Researchers Developing Algorithm to Combat Bias in Identifying Child Maltreatment

The tool will help providers overcome barriers to better identify potential cases of child abuse

New Scholars in Aging Program Prepares Social Work Students to Serve Growing Older Adult Population

The program fills a critical need for Connecticut, which has the 6th highest population of adults 65 and older in the nation

Romir Raj, this year's recipient of the Barry Goldwater scholarship

UConn Junior Romir Raj Named Goldwater Scholar

The Goldwater is the nation’s premier scholarship for undergraduates studying math, natural sciences, and engineering

Graduating Senior Prioritizes Fight Against Food Insecurity in USG Advocacy Position

'In college, there’s this culture of "eat ramen and get through it, eat cheap food, and that’s part of college." It really isn’t'

Apprentice with mentor pointing to ceiling

UConn Health Helps Facilitate Training in the Trades

UConn Health now a host site for Connecticut Technical Education and Career System's Work-Based Learning program

Group portrait, sign "Help make #CostOfHome something we all can afford."

Supporting Population Health, On and Off the Job

UConn Health’s Jessica Parmelee says her advocacy for affordable housing is an extension of her work

Recent graduates from UConn's the BOLD Leadership Network posing for a photo

UConn’s Bold Program Turns Women Students into Leaders

'The confidence that these young women gain in two short years is remarkable'

Dennis Nash '04 MBA, who was recently named the Connecticut Small Business Person of the Year.

UConn Alumnus, CEO of Software Innovator, Named Small Business Person of the Year

'After all these years I still feel like every transaction is significant, and the relationships we form with customers need to be authentic if we’re going to grow'