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‘Love Is Not a Plan’

UConn researcher talks about the different forms that caregiving can take, the result of absent social safety nets, and how ableism permeates the culture

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Curating Green Space in an Urban Jungle

CAHNR Alum Stephanie Lucas uses her training in plant science to enrich an iconic historic park in New York City

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Shari and Michael Cantor: A Lifetime of Husky Pride and Generosity

Shari Cantor ’81 (BUS) and Michael Cantor ’80 (ENG), ’83 JD are turning decades of leadership and generosity into a lasting legacy through a $1 million planned gift commitment

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One World, One Language? UConn Professor on Personal Quest to Reclaim Endangered Languages

Even as thousands of languages are endangered, efforts to save them are underway

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More Than Disease: Art Major with Goal of Becoming MD Humanizes Patients on Canvas

‘People make this crazy distinction between art and science, but they’re really just two sides of the same coin to me’

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Meet the Researcher: Anna-Michelle McSorley

Anna-Michelle McSorley's public health research focuses on Latino communities in Connecticut and beyond

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UConn Senior Blends Disability Studies and Food Culture into Major Ready for Garnish

'Who knows? Cooking on Wheels may turn into more of a business selling adaptive cookware. The entrepreneurship possibilities are wide ranging'

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‘I Get to Be an Artist’

First-year prosthodontics resident blends music and dentistry

Jeffrey Newton

Neag School Alumnus Jeffrey Newton Honored as Connecticut’s 2026 Superintendent of the Year

Newton ’13 ELP, superintendent of East Lyme Public Schools, was recently recognized by the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents

Dorian Zwierewicz, the new director of the Connecticut Small Business Development Center.

Funding, International Trade, Artificial Intelligence Top Priorities for New Small-Business Champion

'When that SBDC-UConn badge goes on, it is the best of both worlds, a bridge between business and education'