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Dad and Daughter Huskies Ready to Walk the Gampel Stage – Together
'They say the best-laid plans are not planned at all, and we didn't plan it'
April 19, 2022 | Jaclyn Severance
Grant Provides Underrepresented Students with Research Experience
The program will provide students from across the country with the chance to work in a lab gaining invaluable skills and connections
Pop-Up Food Pantry at UConn Stamford Aims to Curb Food Insecurity
A class project that's making a dent in the problem of hunger
April 18, 2022 | Kimberly Phillips
Psychological Tips Aren’t Enough – Policies Need to Address Structural Inequities so Everyone Can Flourish
In the era of pandemic malaise, who gets to flourish?
April 18, 2022 | Sarah S. Willen, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Research Program on Global Health & Human Rights at the Human Rights Institute at UConn; Abigail Fisher Williamson Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Law, Trinity College; and Colleen Walsh Associate Professor of Health Sciences, Cleveland State University
Masking Update: Protecting Our Health for the Days Ahead
UConn is reinstituting a masking requirement for all indoor instructional settings, workspaces, and indoor events exceeding 100 individuals, effective Monday April 18.
April 15, 2022 | Combined Staff Report
UConn Junior Named A Truman Scholar
Junior Irene Soteriou ’23 (CLAS) has been named a Truman Scholar, marking the tenth time since 1986 that a UConn student has won the prestigious honor
April 14, 2022 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Graduating HDFS Student Driven to Advocacy: ‘Everyone should have access to basic needs’
'I get involved in everything I’m passionate about, and UConn gave me that ability to tap into these different networks'
April 14, 2022 | Kimberly Phillips
Changing the Channel on Stroke Treatment: Novel Technology Provides New Path to Prevent Neuronal Death
Lixia Yue’s team discovered that a specific peptide sequence can disrupt the interaction between an ion channel and receptors in our brain responsible for neuronal death during an ischemic stroke
UConn Professor: Alert U.S. Executives Sold Stock Before COVID-Induced Price Plunge
Executives with corporate ties to China were quicker to respond in the early stages of the outbreak
April 13, 2022 | Claire Hall
The Human Genome Project Pieced Together 92% of the DNA – Now Scientists Have Finally Filled in the Remaining 8%
Over half of the human genome contains repetitive DNA sequences whose functions are still not fully understood
April 13, 2022 | Gabrielle Hartley, Ph.D. Candidate in Molecular and Cell Biology