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Incoming Interim UConn President Radenka Maric in her lab with graduate research assistant Alanna Gado, left, and Ph.D. student Jiale Xing (Peter Morenus / UConn Photo).

Getting to Know Incoming UConn Interim President Radenka Maric: ‘For Me, The Students Are Everything’

Maric brings experience in mentoring, private industry, and international scholarship to new role

NIFA Grant Teaches Youth About Biotechnology, Develops Career Readiness

A new grant will use educational games to teach Connecticut youth about biotechnology and biotechnology careers in agriculture

Restoring streams near homes can increase resale value by up to 15%, according to a new study (Adobe Stock).

New Study Finds Stream Restorations Increase Home Values

Streams that were once filled with trash can be restored to increase homeowners' bottom line and reduce pollution

Gateway UConn sign surrounded by snow

UConn Interim President Andrew Agwunobi to Depart for Private Sector

UConn VP for Research Radenka Maric to Serve as Interim President

Carson Hill ’21 (CLAS), on the quarterdeck at the rear of the ship at sunset. The island of Maui is behind me. (Photo courtesy of Sea Education Association | SEA Semester ®)

One Student’s Transformative Experience at SEA

'The whole goal of the trip is to do ship-based oceanographic research. So being able to accomplish that as an undergrad is pretty special'

UConn researchers Thanh Nguyen, left, and Yang Liu, with the tissue scaffold made out of a biodegradable polymer that they say holds promise for treating ailments like arthritis.

Regrowing Cartilage in a Damaged Knee Gets Closer to Fixing Arthritis

A new 'tissue scaffold' that holds the potential for a bioengineering breakthrough

Elizabeth He '22 (CLAS) and André Mastrandrea '23 (SFA) plan to release their album on streaming services free for use by the UConn community.

UConn is the Muse for Students Recording Songs Inspired by Campus Spots

'We just need an idea, a reason to make an album'

Winter means road salt, which means a range of effects on our environment, according to UConn researchers (Adobe Stock).

Too Much Salt: Good for Winter Travel, but with Consequences for Environmental and Human Health

An overuse of road salt in the winter has potentially harmful effects for everything from wildlife to groundwater

The coronavirus’s spike protein helps it against even effective vaccines. The spikes coat the virus, and are so wiggly and flexible that they slip through the clutches of antibodies (Adobe Stock).

Catching the Covid Wiggle

Visualizing the way spike protein shows off its moves

Nurse bandages a patient after shoulder injection

UConn Health: 100,000 COVID Shots and Counting

UConn Health reaches milestone in the ongoing public health effort to minimize COVID-19 infection and illness