Out of the Blue

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One Collapse. Countless Saves.

One Collapse. Countless Saves. Can we stop deadly heat in its tracks with ice and science? With half a lap left in the 10k race, Douglas Casa collapsed. The 16-year-old had dreamed of competing in New York’s Empire State Games since he was 12. He made the cut that June, finishing in the top two […]

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Meet the Undergraduate: Iris Yu ‘26 (CLAS, SFA)

Yu demonstrates her creativity through diverse artwork depicting the visual culture of the Asian body

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Meet the Undergraduate: Liam Tyler ‘28 (CLAS)

Inventing a smart solution for a perennial problem of dorm living

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Wolff Competition Awards Grand Prize to Company Using Seaweed to Replace Plastic

Event brings ‘incredible energy, great ideas, a celebration of innovation’

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Insufficient Sunlight Exposure Linked to Higher Rates of Suicide

This study from UConn health economist Shinsuke Tanaka is a major addition to the literature on suicide risk factors as suicide remains the only major cause of death in the U.S. that is increasing rather than decreasing over time

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RNA Tech Could Make Fast Test for Alzheimer’s Disease

With Alzheimer's beginning well before symptoms appear, early detection would be a crucial benefit for patients and doctors

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AI Across the Atlantic

UConn Humanities Institute hosts international AI symposium

Woman runs on a treadmill in UConn's MISSION Heat Lab while researcher evaluates biometrics

How’s Your Hydration? A New Tool from UConn Researchers Helps Athletes Find Out

Synthesizing data from 16 human field studies, a new tool from UConn's Korey Stringer Institute aims to help athletes and the general public stay hydrated and healthy

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UConn Waterbury Dean Fumiko Hoeft Issues a Challenge, Makes Campaign Match in ‘Because of UConn’ Campaign

'Student success is University success. And student success is also success for the future of our world'

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UConn Magazine: Dino Might

Lyla Andrick’s dinosaurs have irresistibly squishy noses — and emotions