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Researcher looking at Shigella bacteria

Science in Seconds: How Our Immune System Recognizes Pathogen Infections

UConn Health immunology researcher Jianbin Ruan uses high tech tools to study how certain pathogens can escape our immune system and cause serious infections and diseases

UConn Orthodontics Program Recognized Nationally for Research Activity

Since 1997, UConn has received at least 38 awards from the American Association of Orthodontists, with a total research funding of approximately $660,000

JAMA Study: U.S. Hospital Adverse Events Drop Significantly

'Our data shows that the major safety improvement efforts made by our country and our hospitals seems to be paying off'

UConn students Robert Avena (left) and Sumeet Kadian (right) pose for a photo in front of the Hop River Trail tunnel in Bolton Notch State Park that runs under Interstate 384 in Bolton, CT

For Popular Trail, There’s Light at the End – and the Beginning, and the Middle – of the Tunnel

UConn students' Service Learning project will help make the Hop River Trail safer for the thousands of bikers and pedestrians who use it

Algae testing

Algae Agreement Offers an Ocean of Research Possibilities

UConn's Technology Commercialization Services brokered an agreement with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Services to preserve an extensive collection of algae

Mark Brand, professor of horticulture, stands with a descendent of the beloved "swing tree" growing along Swan Lake

Legacy of Beloved Former ‘Swing Tree’ Lives on As its Progeny Thrive on Campus

Instagram-famous tree was the only known example of Dahurian birch in the region

Volunteer working at Hammonasset State Park

Master Gardener Program Supports Ecologically Sound Gardening at Hammonasset Beach State Park

From butterfly gardens to erosion control, UConn Extension Master Gardeners show there's much more to Hammonasset beach than surf and sand

The UConn Fine Arts Complex. The School of Fine Arts celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.

School of Fine Arts Celebrates Diamond Anniversary

Sixty years of innovation, dynamism, and creativity for arts education in Connecticut

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin

UConn’s Cato T. Laurencin named 2023 Priestley Medalist

The scientist and engineer has been honored for seminal and lasting research benefiting humankind

Head of the UConn Rudd Center, Rebecca Puhl speaks at a recent media empathy foundation event

Rudd Center’s Puhl Featured on Panel Addressing Weight Stigma in the Media

The New York City event concentrated on how weight stigma is portrayed in the media and was sponsored by the Media Empathy Foundation