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Sophomore Aaliyah Edwards will compete in the Tokyo Olympics for the Canadian women's basketball team. She joins a talented squad of Husky alums in basketball, soccer, field hockey, and more

Huskies Heading to Tokyo for Summer Games Will Represent Six Nations

UConn will be represented by 16 athletes at the Summer Olympics and Paralympics

Gerald Lewis, UConn chief of police, along Fairfield Way on July 19, 2021

UConn’s New Police Chief Named National Campus Safety Director of the Year

Gerald Lewis, Jr. started at UConn this month and leads 100 sworn officers assigned to seven campuses across the state.

UConn Team Developing Harms-Benefits Analysis for Firearms Policy

UConn researchers are working to better understand the harms and benefits firearm policies have for gun owners, to help protect gun owners' rights while promoting public safety

Researcher in the lab

Summer Undergraduate Researcher Paul Isaac ’23 (CLAS)

Rising junior works to find a synthetic protein to help an ancient species

A photo of a news conference being livestreamed via iPhone. As the tools and delivery platforms of journalism have changed, fundamental skills remain critical, says UConn journalism department head Marie Shanahan.

‘It Doesn’t Always Have to Be the Way It Was’: UConn’s Marie Shanahan on the Changing State of News

UConn Journalism’s incoming department head looks at the changing landscape of news and information

UConn School of Law Dean Eboni S. Nelson

UConn Law School’s Nelson Reflects on a Year of Challenge and Growth

Diversity and social justice are touchstones even in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic

A student at BRAIN Camp, mixes corn starch and water to make oobleck during a camp activity.

Five Weeks at B.R.A.I.N. Camp Could Give Kids a Brighter Future 

Fun activities, new friends, and EEG scans are all part of helping kids overcome learning difficulties at B.R.A.I.N. Camp. 

LaFlamme at his BioPharma Global office.

UConn Magazine: Underachiever No More

No one who knew Jim LaFlamme back in the ’70s would have predicted what he’s doing now.

A big brown bat - one of the species common in Connecticut - stops for a drink. Researchers have found that areas of woodland with recently cut trees are popular habitats for bats.

Young Forests are Preferred Summer Vacation Destinations for Bats

Recently cut forest spaces suit bats more than long-established woods

Smiling woman standing near gym equipment

Meet the Researcher: Cristina Colón-Semenza, College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources

Assistant professor of kinesiology Cristina Colón-Semenza is bridging the gap to provide quality care for patients and educational experiences for students