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A Pill Explores New Frontier in Early Parkinson’s Disease Treatment

UConn School of Medicine offering innovative clinical trial testing novel pill’s impact for reducing inflammation to treat Parkinson’s disease

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UConn Magazine: The Principal Formerly Known as DLew

The public STEAM academy in Norwalk helmed by Damon Lewis is such a Cinderella transformation tale that it has garnered the former UConn football captain state and national principal-of-the-year titles

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UConn Study of Warrant Reviews Exposes Need for Reform

The study by UConn Law Professor Miguel de Figueiredo – the largest quantitative analysis of warrants to date – is the focus of a panel discussion at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at UConn School of Law

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Connecticut Transportation Institute Grant Funding Drives Traffic Safety Improvement

'If we could even save one life, it’s well worth all the time, effort and money that we put into making our roadways safer'

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Curating Green Space in an Urban Jungle

CAHNR Alum Stephanie Lucas uses her training in plant science to enrich an iconic historic park in New York City

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Researchers Launch Initiative to Improve Power Outage Predictions and Grid Resilience

Backed by a grant from the NSF, WISER was established in 2023 to apply the research and expertise at UAlbany and UConn to solve challenges related to energy systems

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Moving Beyond Implications Conference Grows in Third Year

The 3rd annual Moving Beyond Implications: Research into Policy conference sought to foster dialogue between researchers and state policymakers

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COVID Virus Declining in Northeast Animals

A group of Connecticut researchers now better understand the current coronaviral landscape of wild and domestic animals in the northeastern United States

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Shari and Michael Cantor: A Lifetime of Husky Pride and Generosity

Shari Cantor ’81 (BUS) and Michael Cantor ’80 (ENG), ’83 JD are turning decades of leadership and generosity into a lasting legacy through a $1 million planned gift commitment

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All Roads Lead to AI at HackUConn 2026

This year’s hackathon will begin at 5:00 p.m. on February 27