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Prescription pills spilling onto scattered hundred-dollar bills.

Drug Prices Improved Under Last Two Administrations – But Not for Everyone, and Not Enough

Truly lowering the costs of prescription drugs would require identifying the maximum price the nation is willing to pay for benefits

A driver recharges her electric vehicle.

Green Subsidies May Have Hidden Costs, Experts Warn

Some subsidies that appear to encourage sustainability are not so simple

Woman in lab

Celebrating the Fungus Among Us: How Fungi Support, Restore Ecosystems

UConn researcher Mia Maltz the unsung benefits of fungus for our ecosystems - from erosion control to carbon sequestration

Jonathan Chambers ’28, (CLAS) planting the Flex Farm at UConn Stamford

Husky Harvest Stamford Bolsters Food Pantry Offerings with New Partnerships, New Initiatives

'We’re trying to tie together everything we’re doing to fight food insecurity at UConn Stamford. All our initiatives need to support one another'

Faith Sportbert '23 (CLAS) works the shirt booth at the Innovation Expo

Students Invited to Go for Gold at the 2024 Experience Innovation Expo

'Everyone can be an innovator. The only prerequisite is having an alternative, creative view or idea'

$17.7 Million Contract Funds Development of Non-Invasive Biomarker Detection Technology

The contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will develop a sensor to detect heat acclimation for warfighters

"Innovation Connecticut" on a screen with a row of chairs on the stage

UConn Innovation Documentary Draws Hundreds, Prompts Insightful Panel Discussion

'UConn has been at the heart of our innovation for many years, and we need it more now than ever'

Katherine Bates

Meet the Undergraduate Leader: Katherine Bates ‘25 (CLAS)

Panhellenic Council president Bates also organizes HackUConn, a yearly collaborative problem-solving competition open to all majors

The UConn Foundation on October 8, 2020.

UConn Endowment Returns 12.1% Growth, Outperforming Many Peers

This year’s strong returns outperformed the UConn Foundation’s long-term, inflation-adjusted return target and outpaced many of UConn’s peer universities

Woman in lab

Making Food Safe for Soldiers

For UConn alum Genevieve Flock, an interest in food microbiology turned into a successful public health research career that brings 'new, creative solutions for the soldier'