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Screen shot of Zofia Baumann working with oysters in hopes to help restore Connecticut’s oyster populations.

Science in Seconds: Oyster Restoration

UConn Marine Science researcher Zofia Baumann has her eyes set on restoring Connecticut’s oyster populations

Three different types of insect together on a wild flower, illustrating the kind of biodiversity and role in the food web that insects play.

‘Insects Need Our Help in a Warming World, Now’

If no action is taken to better understand and reduce the impact of climate change on insects, scientists warn we will drastically limit our chances of a sustainable future with healthy ecosystems

An illustration of a human brain being powered by blue light meant to represent breath.

A Brain Stimulator That Powers With Breath Instead of Batteries

As deep brain stimulators become more common, the need to frequently change batteries is a major hurdle to overcome

Characterizing the ‘Noisy Life of a Musician’: Risks and Benefits for Brain Aging

Erika Skoe will lead a research team to better understand the risks and benefits of musicianship for brain aging and hearing.

A Vote Here Today sign stands outside of a polling place.

Most Voters Skipped ‘In Person on Election Day’ When Offered a Choice of How and When to Vote

The 2020 election made clear that many Americans, of all political stripes, prefer to cast their ballots by methods other than showing up on Election Day

Sims in an elementary classroom in Willimantic, Connecticut.

UConn Magazine: Power, Privilege, and Public Education

Who is the “public” in “public education”? Future teachers in this class tease apart that question, using history and current events to examine the inequities in our educational systems and to posit real-world fixes.

Pro-life activists march during the 49th annual March for Life, on January 21, 2022, in Washington, DC.

How the Threat of ‘Taxpayer-Funded Abortion’ is Being Used to Mobilize Conservative Religious Voters

Access to abortion is among the top issues on the ballot in several states

Portrait shot of Faridah Kisekka-Sessanga.

Fierberg Scholar Dreams of Being an Advocate for the Voiceless

Faridah Kisekka-Sessanga's experiences as a Muslim immigrant from Uganda inform her approach to social work

A crowd view of Gampel with the UConn+ logo laid over it

University to Launch UConn+ Streaming Digital Network

A first-of-its-kind in college athletics to combine live and original content, UConn+ will provide fans 24/7 access to featured content, live events and institutional content in collaboration with LEARFIELD Studios and SIDEARM Sports

A group photo following the ceremony to name John Leo as the winner of fuel cell artwork contest at the Center for Clean Energy Engineering

New Fuel Cell Gets New Look, Thanks to Student Design

The student design competition has helped spread awareness about the newly installed fuel cell at the Depot Campus