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‘Motherhood is Awesome’ – Sickle Cell Patient Thankful for Healthy Baby Girl

UConn Health’s New England Sickle Cell Institute and Maternal-Fetal Medicine clinic helped make Daisha’s lifelong dream come true

The Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC), housing one of the nation's largest jails, is seen in Chicago, Illinois, on April 9, 2020.

Learning about American History and Politics through American Jails

'We must take jail politics seriously; these are places that reflect our values'

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Telehealth Delivery Successful for Movement Interventions in Children with Autism

New UConn research shows that telehealth is a viable model for movement interventions in children with autism

An eviction notice affixed to a front door.

UConn Law Establishes Eviction Defense Clinic

Connecticut recently became one of only three states with a Right to Counsel law in cases of eviction or loss of a housing subsidy

A bride throws a bouquet of flowers over her shoulder as guests stretch out their arms to catch it.

Why is Magical Thinking so Widespread?

A look at the psychological roots of common superstitions

The sign to the Badwater Road turnoff is left in the debris of flood waters downstream from where dozens of cars were damaged as Death Valley National Park partially reopens two weeks after record-setting rainfall caused a historic flash flood, on August 20, 2022 in Death Valley, California. Heavy rainfall from cloudbursts across California's deserts has caused major damage in many areas. Death Valley National Park, Mojave National Preserve and Joshua Tree National Park are still recovering and only partially reopened. Park representatives said that the storm that shut down Death Valley on August 6 was a once in a thousand years event and could be the most widespread catastrophic event in the park's history, damaging 60 vehicles and trapping 1,000 people.

Using Monsoons of the Past to Predict Climate Conditions of the Future

A team of researchers used ancient climate data to predict how the summer monsoon may change in the North American southwest

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

Dean of Students Elly Daugherty Leaving UConn; Student Affairs Announces Interim Appointments

Pamela Schipani is being appointed as interim assistant vice president of student affairs, and Fany DeJesús Hannon will serve as interim dean of students

UConn students John Durham and Mariel Beebe salute the Ultimate Sacrifice Memorial on the Storrs campus.

Veterans Day Provides Opportunity to Recognize UConn’s Military Community

Educating, training, and celebrating the 800 military-affiliated students at UConn

UConn chemistry department head Christian Brückner puts some of the items resembling elements in the interactive periodic table display being installed in the Chemistry Building

Chemistry Building’s Interactive Periodic Table Tells Stories, One Element at a Time

A collection decades in the making

three scientists in lab

How Pathogens Hijack Immune System to Cause Vaccine-Enhanced Disease

UConn researchers are working to unlock a decades-long mystery that has hampered development of a walking pneumonia vaccine