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Finding New Strategies for Treating a Catastrophic Disease

Foot and Mouth Disease was eradicated in the US in 1929, and researchers are working to make sure it stays that way

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Geothermal Brine May Hold a Key to Stored Energy Challenges

Making domestic lithium recovery economically and environmentally viable is a critical goal for meeting the nation’s increasing appetite for energy storage and sustainability

Dr. Robert Fuller in blue scrubs in the emergency department

End of an Emergency Medicine Era

Dr. Robert Fuller leaves a legacy at UConn Health and beyond

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UConn Magazine: All Together Now

That connection you feel with fellow fans at the game? It’s even more powerful than you think

A man dressed in linen tunic with a bright colored necklace holds a white dove.

MFA Acting Alum Makes Name for Himself as Cast Member on ‘The Chosen: Last Supper’

'Everything moved into place. It felt like prayers being answered'

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Demystifying the Link Between Major Depression and Alzheimer’s Disease

UConn investigators uncover new risk factors linking depression and dementia

Wet muskrat sits in the water near the shore and eats grass in the light of the setting sun

For Restoring Biodiversity Look for Help from the Humble, World-building Muskrat

'These important aquatic rodents transform habitats in many ways that some communities, like the Native Americans, have appreciated for 1000s of years, and Western science is just now discovering that importance'

Team that provided the first infusion.

World-First Gene Editing Trial for Rare Genetic Disease at UConn Health

UConn Health and Connecticut Children’s have made history by dosing the first patient in a clinical trial using gene editing to treat glycogen storage disease type 1a (GSD1a)

Buildings on the coast with the words "harmony of nature" and "sea level rise" and a music staff overlaid

More Than Simple Sonification: Next Phase of ‘Harmony of Nature’ Seeks to Make Music

'One of our goals is to be able to reach the nonscientist with scientific concepts and communicate those, and music is … [a] medium where it’s incredibly accessible to people'

Construction worker on a site in the heat

Cooling Garments Can Protect Laborers in a Hotter World

A new paper from researchers in the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) demonstrates that commercially available body-cooling garments provide significant protection against extreme heat