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Bunkers That Save Sight? UConn Researchers Take a Close Look

The ability of retinal cells to 'wall off' damage could be key to preserving eyesight

The dig site in Turkey, an area part of Çiçekdağı Basin where researchers found fossils of European mammals that migrated to Turkey before being isolated, possibly due to tectonic activity. (Courtesy of Megan Mueller).

A Forgotten Continent that Sheds Light on the Evolution of Mammals

'Balkanatolia' was separate from Europe, Asia, and Africa 50 million years ago

luker sitting at her desk with technology

UConn Magazine: Engineering Her Best Self

Courtney Luker's ’22 (ENG) interest in figuring out how things work by taking them apart and putting them back together again was obvious from the time she was a toddler.

An African-American teacher, a mature woman in her 40s, sitting in front of her class of elementary school students, 6 and 7 years old, reading a book. She has asked a question and most of the children are raising their hands. They are in first grade or second grade.

UConn Researchers Explore Role of the Black Female Principal in Schools

The challenges of the past two years have increased the demands of the job in ways both public and personal

State Historian Walt Woodward (UConn Photo).

State Historian Walter Woodward Considers the Past as He Looks to the Future

After 18 years, with a hand in everything from school curricula to podcasting, Connecticut's fifth state historian looks both backward and forward

White leghorn roosters with chickens at the Poultry Unit

UConn’s CT Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is Testing Non-Commercial Backyard Flocks (Non-Poultry) After Avian Influenza Detected in State

Surveillance and testing are ongoing to quickly identify and contain any future cases that could affect over five million poultry in the state

The UConn sign on Route 195 in Storrs.

An Update on UConn’s Masking Policy

The revised policy takes effect starting Friday, March 4

A picture taken on February 24, 2022 shows (from Up, L) US President Joe Biden, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, President of the European Council Charles Michel, Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister Mario Draghi and French President Emmanuel Macron during a video-conference of G7 leaders on Ukraine at the Elysee Palace in Paris. - Russia has launched an invasion of Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, 2022, defying Western outrage and global appeals not to launch a war. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP).

A War Within a War: Cyberattacks Signal a Newer, Powerful Approach to Combat

In addition to fighting with troops on the ground, Ukraine is also defending itself on another front, from cyberattack

Monitoring Arctic Permafrost with Satellites, Supercomputers, and Deep Learning

Arctic researchers and remote sensing experts use AI and HPC to characterize large, unexplored parts of the Earth

The University Seal

Twelve UConn Faculty Members Elected to Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering

UConn’s 12 new CASE members include researchers, university leaders, entrepreneurs, and educators