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Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Elected to the European Academy of Sciences
The prestigious European Academy of Sciences has recognized UConn's Dr. Cato T. Laurencin for his visionary and pioneering work in the field of regenerative engineering
June 16, 2022 | Matt Engelhardt
UConn Historian Earns Pennington Award; Talks Juneteenth as Holiday Approaches
Manisha Sinha talks about the roots of Juneteenth, which became a national holiday in 2021, but which began in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War
June 15, 2022 | Kimberly Phillips
Everything You Wanted to Know About Entrepreneurship, But Were Afraid to Ask
Mentorship program connects business hopefuls with industry experts
June 15, 2022 | Matt Engelhardt
Science in Seconds: Our Immunity vs E. coli
A UConn Health immunology researcher is focusing on the interaction between our immune system and E. coli to better understand it and develop new treatments against this potentially deadly disease.
June 14, 2022 | Carolyn Pennington
UConn Produces An All-Time High 17 Gilman Scholars
Each Gilman Scholar is required to complete a service project upon their return from studying abroad in their campus or home community
June 14, 2022 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
A Fresh Take on Fat: Nanoparticle Technology Provides Healthy Trans, Saturated Fat Alternative
An innovative emulsification process could help scientists develop a healthier shelf-stable fat for food manufacturing
June 13, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
A Perfect Storm for US Agriculture
Short-term solutions to the current crunch are conspicuous by their absence
June 13, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
Understanding Elastins to Develop Therapies for Aging-Related Conditions
CAREER Award-winning engineering professor Anna Tarakanova seeks to understand how therapies targeting elastins - the proteins that tissue and organs need to stretch - can improve the lives of aging adults
June 10, 2022 | Loretta Waldman, Special to the OVPR
Changes are Coming to School Meals Nationwide
The federal government is scheduled to end changes adopted in the early months of the pandemic that expanded access to school meals for children
June 10, 2022 | Marlene B. Schwartz, Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health and Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences
Herbarium Milestone: Preserving our Past, Present, and Future
'This is a record of the natural history of the state'
June 9, 2022 | Elaina Hancock