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Understanding Elastins to Develop Therapies for Aging-Related Conditions
CAREER Award-winning engineering professor Anna Tarakanova seeks to understand how therapies targeting elastins - the proteins that tissue and organs need to stretch - can improve the lives of aging adults
Changes are Coming to School Meals Nationwide
The federal government is scheduled to end changes adopted in the early months of the pandemic that expanded access to school meals for children
Herbarium Milestone: Preserving our Past, Present, and Future
'This is a record of the natural history of the state'
CT Sea Grant Supports Shellfish Industry Through Pandemic and Beyond
Helping shellfish farmers' businesses keep running during 'crisis mode' and emerge better off
School Mental Health Resources Are Critical to Ensuring Safe School Environments
Even before the pandemic schools were struggling to provide enough mental health support to students, and the problem has only gotten worse
Breaking Barriers – the First Patient in the World Receives Moderna mRNA Trial Infusion for Glycogen Storage Disease at UConn Health
Loveah Hernandez, a brave 20-year-old from Texas, is contributing to science as the first person in the world to receive the Moderna mRNA infusion as part of the Ba1ance Trial for GSD-Ia at UConn Health.
Understanding Segregation and School Choice
Programs that worsen marginalization and stratification present a challenge for policymakers
UConn 4-H Brings High Tech to Connecticut Youth
A unique program gives Connecticut youth the chance to gain skills in STEM and see the world
Jorgensen Conservatory Program Helps Area Teens Find JOY! in Music
'It's completely changed my life. I wouldn't be a professional musician without it'
Reflecting on the Impact of Conservation Training Partnerships
While UConn’s unique Conservation Training Partnerships program has concluded its five-year run, the environmental projects it inspired and relationships it established continue to support Connecticut communities