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White-tailed Deer Bones Give a Glimpse into Connecticut’s Past and May Help Inform a More Sustainable Future

'This contributes to broader discussions about how humans interact with their environment, and that there are ways that we can manage environments sustainably and interact with resources sustainably'

Bill Rood

Veteran Keeps His Memorial Day Plans Thanks to UConn Health Heart Doctors

Days after his minimally-invasive TAVR heart procedure at UConn Health, Navy Veteran Bill Rood is grateful to participate in upcoming Memorial Day events

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UConn Geography Researcher Receives Funds to Study Cancer Disparities Among U.S. African Americans

The study will build upon previous studies conducted by Ghosh and her collaborators that have explored the ways social inequality contribute to unequal cancer control outcomes

A fall morning aerial view of the Wilbur Cross Building on Oct. 18, 2021.

Data Shows UConn Alums Rank Among High Earners in Accounting, Finance, Law

UConn is among the top 20 public universities nationwide in which alumni who built careers in accounting, finance, and law earn more than peers who graduated from other institutions

UConn professor Sara Harkness, top right, and her class of students in Spring 2023. On the monitor, two students from Radboud University in the Netherlands join class remotely as part of a virtual study exchange.

New CHHD, Global Affairs Program Offers Graduate Students Virtual Study Exchange

The virtual study abroad experience removes the financial and travel burdens of traditional study abroad programs

Trophies the team won from various competitions

UConn Team Wins National Cybersecurity Competition

The Distinguished Gentlemen of UConn Cybersecurity are a group of UConn students intent on honing their cybersecurity skills

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Healing Big Broken Bones With a Small Molecule

UConn Health scientists describe a new method that can promote regrowth of long bones more affordably and with fewer side effects than other techniques

Woman in pink bra representing breast cancer awareness month. (Annette Bunch/Getty Images)

Removing Human Error from Breast Cancer Detection

The Feature Fusion Siamese Network system uses artificial intelligence to compare two sets of films taken at two different time points for diagnosis, eliminating the need for manual comparison, saving time, and reducing the potential for mistakes

UConn Researcher Develops Environmentally, Economically Friendly Turf Grass Varieties

These genetically improved grasses have reduced mowing, fertilizer, and irrigation needs, reducing lawn grasses' impact on the environment and producing financial savings

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Study Finds Strong Interest in Injectable PrEP for Understudied Malaysian Population

This novel study explored an understudied group and assessed their interest in a new injectable form of pre-exposure prophylaxis