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A group of women pose with the 'Fearless Girl' statue after a ceremony to unveil the statue's new location across from the New York Stock Exchange, December 10, 2018 in New York City.

New ‘Women in Finance’ Course Strives to Introduce More Women to the Industry

Closing the gender gap in an industry where only six of the 107 largest financial institutions in the US were run by female CEOs in 2019

Students walking in the UConn Forest

Mapping Connecticut’s Understory from Outer Space

UConn researchers have performed one of the largest understory species mapping projects to date, and the findings are both surprising and promising

A family poses together during the Chicago Peace March on June 19, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.

Celebrating Juneteenth – a Holiday as American as Apple Pie

The first formal observation of the holiday in Connecticut history coincides with celebrations of hip-hop's golden anniversary

Two men smile at the camera as the one on the right loads a cartridge full of samples into a large piece of laboratory machinery.

Microscopy on Ice with UConn Health’s New Cryogenic Equipment

Cryogenic electron microscopy, which can produce 3D pictures of minute quantities of biological material, is a new forefront of research capabilities at UConn School of Medicine

(l-r) Rep. Kathy Kennedy; Rep. Tim Ackert and his grandson, Jameson; Mansfield Town Manager Ryan Aylesworth; Mansfield Mayor Toni Moran; President Radenka Maric; Sen. MD Rahman; Rep. Gregg Haddad; Sen. Cathy Osten; Rep. Holly Cheeseman; Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz; Sen. Mae Flexer; Provost Anne D'Alleva; Trustee Philip Rubin; Student Trustee Aanya Mehta; and Institute for Materials Science Director Steven Suib join together at the dedication of the Science One Research Center on June 15, 2023. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo).

Brand-New Science 1 Facility Hailed as Game-Changer for UConn

The state-of-the-art facility offers 198,000 square feet for research, teaching, and innovation

A young girl raises her hand in an elementary school classroom.

UConn Faculty Awarded $2M in Federal Funding to Support School Wellness in CT

'I’m very proud of the work we have been collectively doing at UConn to support the whole child'

Entryway sign lit up green for St. Patricks Day and for Sustainability. March 16, 2022.

Six UConn Teams Innovating Decarbonization this Summer through Unique Eversource Partnership Program

The program culminates in a summit on October 4, where a panel of academic, utility, industry, municipal, and legislative experts will select the top teams to continue the advancement of their ideas

The five covers of the summer 2023 edition of UConn Magazine sit in front of Gampel Pavilion

Five Covers to Celebrate Fifth Title

The summer edition of UConn Magazine is hot off the press and celebrates the school’s recent NCAA men’s basketball championship in a special way

“Thank you UConn Health,” says longtime smoker and now lung cancer survivor Pellumb Medolli, 71, of East Hartford whose life was saved by a simple phone call from the UConn Health Leaders program student volunteers. He has stopped smoking and enjoying both his second chance at life and breathing fresh air!

UConn Student Makes Life-Saving Phone Call

'It’s hard to know over the phone if you are really making a difference or an impact on patient lives, but now I know'

A young boy drinks milk through a straw.

Short Videos Countering Misleading Marketing of Children’s Sugary Drinks Reduce Parents’ Intentions to Serve

Messages resonated with a wide audience of parents in all racial and ethnic groups