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UConn Students Completing Their Degrees At Fastest Rate Among All Peer Institutions

UConn students receive their undergraduate degrees in 4.1 years on average

cowen touring disaster relief area

UConn Magazine: Call Cowen!

The more extraordinary the challenge, the more likely UConn Distinguished Alumnus Scott Cowen will be asked to help.

Senior pharmacist dealing with a customer, both of them wearing masks due to coronavirus.

How the ‘Test to Treat’ Initiative Aims to Get Ahead of the Next Wave of COVID-19

A promising strategy of early detection and treatment, but a number of hurdles remain in place

Mother and daughter having a difficult discussion in their home.

Study Reveals How Parents Talk About Their Teen’s Weight, and How Teens Feel About It

Positive weight comments from parents were reported to be more frequent than negative parental comments about weight

soccer goaltender holding the soccer ball

UConn Magazine: Bend it like Rembrandt?

Maria Yatrakis ’02 (SFA) was recruited for the Greek Olympic team while she was playing soccer for UConn.

Students relaxing under a blossoming tree on UConn's Great Lawn.

Weeklong Event Invites UConn Community to Rest

A weeklong series of events focused on promoting and encouraging rest as a means of personal wellness and social change

Alma Jeri-Wahrhaftig ’22 (CAHNR)

Alma Jeri-Wahrhaftig Explores Importance of Culture-Health Connections

After graduating, UConn senior Alma Jeri-Wahrhaftig hopes to use cultural compassion to prevent and treat disease

This photo shows sand lance embryos that have and have not hatched. Sand lance have trouble hatching at future ocean CO2 levels.

Under Ocean Acidification, Embryos of a Key Forage Fish Struggle to Hatch

A potential ripple effect from carbon in the atmosphere could have severe impacts throughout the ocean ecosystem

Hypnotist Asad Mecci and comedian Colin Mochrie, who are performing on Friday at Jorgensen, pose together in front of a dark backdrop illuminated by spotlights.

Audience Members Become Stars of the Show in ‘HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis’ at the Jorgensen

'When you hypnotize somebody, the part of the brain that deals with self-reflection becomes disconnected'

"Marriage Preparations" by Dulari Devi, one of dozens of examples of Indian Mithila art currently on display in an exhibition at the Benton Museum of Art.

Art Professor Shares Personal Collection of Mithila Art in Latest Exhibition at the Benton

The tradition of beautiful, elaborate works was 'hidden from history' until the 20th century