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From left, Bruce Flax, president of the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce; Nicole Verdi, head of Government Affairs & Policy for New England Ørsted; UConn Professor and Marine Sciences Department Head Evan Ward; Michael Ausere, vice president of Business Development at Eversource Energy; state Sen. Heather Somers, UConn Avery Point Campus Director Annemarie Seifert; and Hank Webster, deputy commissioner of energy at the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

UConn, Partners Investigate Impact of Windfarms on Marine Life

UConn welcomed Orsted and Eversource officials to Avery Point to launch an impact study on a project designed to power 350,000 homes in southern New England

November 15, 2023 | By Loretta Waldman, for the Office of the Vice President for Research

Research & Discovery

Photo of Brandi Simonsen seated on a green chair by a window at the Neag School of Education.

Positive Behavioral Interventions Center Receives $21 Million to Revolutionize K-12 Education

The Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (Center on PBIS), a multi-institution initiative headed by researchers at the University of Oregon, the University of Connecticut, and the University of South Florida, has been changing the way kids learn for over 20 years – and counting

November 15, 2023 | Mac Murray

Research & Discovery

Saunders created this chupacabra puppet head for Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights 2022.

UConn Magazine: Unmasked

How a UConn puppeteer went from being the beer guy at Whole Foods to creating animatronics for the biggest theme parks, robotics for cinematic superheroes, and crazy-clever costumes for Masked Singers

November 15, 2023 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Alumni

UConn music composition professor Kenneth Fuchs at the recording sessions for his album "Cloud Slant" at St. Augustine’s Church in Kilburn, London.

UConn’s Fuchs Earns Grammy Nomination for Latest Album, ‘Cloud Slant’

Acclaimed recording chosen from among hundreds of submissions for the famed award; winners will be announced in February

November 14, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips

Challa Kumar, professor emeritus of chemistry, in his lab.

Chemist Unlocks Plastic Alternatives Using Proteins and Clothing Scraps

Challa Kumar has developed methods to create novel plastic-like materials using proteins and fabric

November 14, 2023 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research

Research & Discovery

Blackboard with the chemical formula of Ketamine.

Ketamine Can Rapidly Reduce Symptoms of PTSD and Depression, New Study Finds

The treatment may be especially beneficial for people with severe symptoms who need urgent care

November 13, 2023 | C. Michael White, Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Aerial image of the University of Connecticut during Fall 2023.

CIPEH Holds Interprofessional Education Welcome Event

Students were able to learn about the skill sets, roles, and responsibilities of the various participating professions and many were surprised with what they discovered

November 13, 2023 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications

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