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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
UConn Students Completing Their Degrees At Fastest Rate Among All Peer Institutions
UConn students receive their undergraduate degrees in 4.1 years on average
April 12, 2022 | Stephanie Reitz