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A Sudanese family sit on a cart after reaching Adre from the border of Sudan heading to the Adre camp, where around 200,000 people are currently taking refuge on September 19, 2023 in Adre, Chad. The conflict in Sudan, entering its sixth month, has left thousands of civilians dead and displaced more than five million people. More than 420,000 people have already found refuge in neighboring Chad as hundreds continue to arrive daily.

Genocide Fears in Darfur Have Attracted Little Attention – Have Nations Abandoned Their Responsibility to Protect Civilians?

Today there is little appetite among the international community to intervene in a way that would protect civilians

An abstract iteration of an Army ground vehicle.

New Digital Design Center Aids U.S. Army Vehicle Production

The objective is to formulate and develop novel digital engineering models that will help the Army make better predictions, which in turn will further reduce the need to build physical prototypes

Woman speaking to group in conference room.

RN Residency Positions New Nurses to Thrive

A record 32 recent nursing school graduates are part of a new UConn Health program specifically for early-career nurses

Pamir Alpay, vice president for research, innovation, and entrepreneurship, speaks during a reception to welcome a new cohort of companies to the Future Climate Venture Studio held at the Innovation Partnership Building

Future Climate Venture Studio Launches Second Cohort

Six startup companies partner with UConn and other collaborators to merge entrepreneurship with climate responsibility

Young man uses a student-designed wheelchair.

Schools of Nursing and Engineering Join Together For New Center

In its initial phase, the Center includes the creation of joint educational programs for students and seed grants for collaborative research among faculty

Equipment harvesting the invasive plants.

Plants As a Tool for Roadside Contaminant Removal

Not a silver bullet, but these common invasive species can help clean up roadside contaminants

The city of Lviv, located in western Ukraine

Conflict and Commerce: A Journey to Support Founders in Ukraine

'In newly liberated cities, the business returns within days. The cities recover their shops, their supply chains, and people return to work'

(Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Serving and Celebrating Local Farms in Connecticut Schools

UConn Extension and partners forge connections between local schools and Connecticut farms with holistic programming and crucial funding

"Song of the North" will be performed Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. Six UConn connected puppeteers contributed to the show, three of whom helped fabricate the hundreds of puppets in the show.

UConn Connections Permeate World-Traveling Puppet Show Set to Open Jorgensen’s Season

'Song of the North' blends traditional motifs, cutting-edge tech for one-of-a-kind experience

Woman running

New Research Sheds Light on “Runner’s Knee”

The new study finds personalized rehabilitation may be needed to effectively address chronic knee pain