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Connecticut’s UConn 2000 Bonds Receive Money-Saving Ratings Boost
A prominent rating agency has upgraded its assessment of state bonds used in the transformational UConn 2000 initiative, helping to reduce long-term borrowing costs while reflecting UConn’s strong reputation and Connecticut’s commitment to higher education
Gel Repairs Cartilage Without Surgery, With Electricity
Instead of requiring surgery to insert a solid scaffold, the gel could be simply injected into the knee, a much less invasive procedure
Trustees Declare Unequivocal Support For UConn Sustainability Efforts
The board’s declaration adds to the many ways in which UConn is working toward its goal of climate neutrality on campus by 2030
A Comprehensive Picture of Health Benefits of Eggs
New research provides a broader perspective on the nutritional effects of egg consumption in young, healthy adults
A Trumpet, Fire, and Physics
In the case of a recent viral video of a trumpeter playing into a tube that’s on fire, making the flames dance higher and lower in time to the music, we asked experts at UConn to explain just how the device – called a Rubens’ tube – worked
Audience Expectations: Study Shows Patrons Expect to See White Ballerinas
A new study from UConn researchers is among the first to empirically document what many dance enthusiasts have known for some time: Audience members expect the ballerinas they see on stage to be white
Inaugural Human Rights Summit Comes to The Dodd Center with Critical Focus on Global Assault on Democracy
UConn community and leaders, activists, academics, artists, policymakers, and students from across the country and around the world will come together in Storrs to place critical focus on human rights at the inaugural Human Rights Summit at The Dodd Center
A Team Effort is Giving New Life to a Classic Observatory
'Getting the facility back up and running has been an amazing and rewarding experience. This will be a force for good in the department and at the University'
How Ready is Your Town? UConn Researchers Help Coastal Towns Prepare for the Next Storm in a Changing Climate
'We want to make everybody in the community feel safe in a way that is affordable'
Wolff Entrepreneurship Competition Crowns Startup That Brings Emotional-Coping Skills to Elementary-Age Kids
The Wolff competition awarded almost $60,000 in funds for UConn-affiliated startups