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Senior’s Retelling of Folktales Headed to Stage

'There’s something exhilarating about having a script out and watching the actors play and work with it. There have been times I’ve forgotten that I had anything to do with writing it'

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Panama Trip Helps Propel Soon-to-Be Grads to Health Careers

For Allied Health students, an internship provided experiences 'that just can't be taught'

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Testing a Tiny Skin Patch is Teaching UConn Researchers About Your Aging Immune System

A novel, non-invasive, skin micropatch technology is being tested at UConn Center on Aging and The Jackson Laboratory for its potential advantages over blood draws and biopsies for older adults

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Frontiers 2026 to Showcase Undergraduate Research Across UConn Campuses

April 14-21, explore the breakthroughs and successes of UConn students across the state

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Satellites Capture the Volatile Human-Luminescence Relationship

UConn researchers reveal the volatile 'heartbeat' of the planet

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Retreat Aims at Fostering Civil Dialogue in an Era of Polarization

Students learned tools for facilitating constructive dialogue and fostering connections with those with different perspectives

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The Power of Academic Medicine: Multidisciplinary Team Saves Young Man with Rare, Aggressive Cancer

Sebastian Sanchez’s sudden illness revealed one of the fastest-growing cancers. Through seamless collaboration across specialties, UConn Health’s academic medical center delivered the complex, time-sensitive care needed to save his life

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Multiple UConn Graduate Programs Earn Rankings Among Nation’s Best

U.S. News & World Report rankings show breadth and depth of graduate education at UConn

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Soaking Up the Sun to Provide Clean Water

Researchers from UConn and Yale have developed a new solar-powered water disinfection system that combines several existing methods

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UConn Launches New Sexual Violence Prevention Research Center

The new center will be led by Lisa Eaton, professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences