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Pandemic-Related School Closings Likely to Have Far-Reaching Effects on Child Well-Being

From falling graduation rates to more students going without healthy food, a range of potential impacts are being examined

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Fostering Innovation and Fueling Economic Growth in Connecticut

UConn is uniquely able in our region to create networks of large, small, and now medium businesses with strong connections to our knowledge base to foster innovation and fuel economic growth

Flooding in coastal Connecticut as the climate changes is one of several concerns for local leaders addressed in fact sheets provided by Adapt CT (Getty Images).

Fact Sheets Help Local Leaders in CT Navigate Climate Change Questions

Adapt CT offers guidance on matters ranging from beach erosion to the flooding of coastal highways

Dr. Bruce T. Liang.

Get to Know Interim UConn Health CEO Dr. Bruce Liang

'If you work hard and you do the right things, everything is possible'

Prakash Kashwan giving a lecture to UConn journalism students on the science of climate justice. (Photo by Scott Wallace

Reimagining the Commons for a Just and Sustainable Future

Rethinking how shared resources are protected and stewarded has major implications for global society

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As Legislative Session Gets Underway, UConn Offers Insight and Expertise

Faculty members and alumni will provide guidance on issues ranging from crime to an expected wave of retirements in 2022

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Rabies Readiness: Genomic Surveillance Helps Prepare for Outbreaks in Bats

This study is the first to collect genetic sequencing data from bat rabies viruses in the Northeast

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Holocaust Education Evolves as Number of Survivors Declines

Like members of the Greatest Generation, living Holocaust survivors provide a powerful tool in teaching students about the past

Despite perceptions that wind energy is deeply contentious, politicians of both parties get an electoral boost from having them in their districts, according to new research (Adobe Stock).

Study: More Wind Energy Infrastructure = More Votes for Incumbents

Both Republican and Democratic politicians benefit from having wind turbines in the areas they represent, researchers found

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Recent UConn Grads Overwhelmingly Settled in First Jobs or Graduate Education

Nine out of 10 graduates from last spring reported favorable outcomes by the end of 2021