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The G.O.A.T of Goats

Matt Syrotiak turned a love for goats into a life of community service with UConn 4-H

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Schools Will Soon Stop Serving Free Lunch to All Students: What Comes Next?

The policy has reduced food insecurity and provided more kids with nutritious, healthy meals

A fall morning aerial view of the Wilbur Cross Building on Oct. 18, 2021.

UConn Again is Among Top Producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars

UConn has been recognized among the top producers of Fulbright U.S. Scholars from research institutions for the fourth time in the past six years

Louise Reagan

Nurse Researcher Receives Health Disparities Grant from the American Diabetes Association

Louise Reagan's research is testing a mobile app that will help incarcerated individuals self-manage their diabetes when they reenter society from prison

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Coding, Creating, and Changing the World

How the Stamford Startup Studio and the Werth Institute helped one student discover the innovator within

UConn-Trained Future Doctors Meet Their Match

This is the day UConn School of Medicine students find out where their journey will take them next

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Grateful Patient Supports Critical Cancer Research, Inspires Others

After devoting her career to nonprofit work and fundraising, Abigail O’Brien’s breast cancer diagnosis at age 35 gave her a renewed sense of purpose

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The ‘Front Door’ to the University, New Outreach and Engagement Initiatives Launch with Ambitious Goals

'When we combine community with the University and reach out in ways that meaningfully engage them, that’s where authentic relationships are created'

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Long COVID Leaves Newly Disabled People Facing Old Barriers

Negative attitudes toward people with significant disabilities are common among health care providers, affecting the ability of those with long COVID to get the care they need

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UConn and Scholars at Risk: A Life-Saving Partnership, A Transformative Educational Experience

A journalist and activist, Marvi Sirmed faces threats of violence in her home country of Pakistan, but has found safety and academic freedom through UConn’s unique and longstanding partnership with the Scholars at Risk Network