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Elijah Taitel (above) showing off his creation, the ProVelcocity Bat. (contributed photo)

The Next Inning: Student’s Company Prepares to Sell New Iteration of Baseball-Training Invention

'Not too long ago I was tinkering with a wooden dowel and some PVC pipe, and now that product is being sold worldwide'

Alumni Couple Funds New Entrepreneurship Course to Help Hartford Start-Ups

'One of the things we want to do is give to something that builds'

Dr. Zachary Maass on the football sideline

Woodstock Academy Enlists UConn Sports Medicine Expertise

Athletes have access to sports medicine physicians, athletic trainers, physical therapists and other kinesiology specialists

A view of UConn Hartford. The Hartford insurance company has created a new scholarship fund for UConn Hartford students.

The Hartford Scholars Program to Support UConn Hartford Students

The program will provide financial resources and mentorship for students who reside in the capital city

First Residency Program in Connecticut for Rehabilitation Physicians Announced 

A joint partnership with University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Gaylord Hospital, and UConn Health

The UConn sign on Route 195 in Storrs.

UConn Research Enterprise Funding Surges to Record Levels

For the first time in University history, faculty researchers have won more than $300 million in sponsored program awards

A first edition of the book "Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral", by Phillis Wheatley. UConn historian Cornelia Dayton has unearthed documents that offer valuable insight into the poet's life.

History Professor Uncovers Missing Parts of a Prominent Life

Much has been learned about the later years of poet Phillis Wheatley Peters - thanks to Cornelia Dayton

Diverse group of business people meeting in office lobby with focus on young woman in wheelchair sharing ideas.

‘Propelling Change Forward’: School of Business’ Equity Series Tackles Compelling Workplace Topics

This year's Equity Now series will focus on racial and gender equity, voter disenfranchisement, and workplace privacy violations

A one-room segregated schoolhouse in Georgia in 1941. Funding disparities that date from the Jim Crow era still affect predominantly Black schools today.

How Reparations Can Be Paid Through School Finance Reform

Schools in predominantly Black communities receive less funding, even though Black homeowners pay higher tax rates

After more than two years, UConn will host an in-person career fair, like this one from 2017. But virtual options and other pandemic-related changes will remain.

UConn’s Popular In-Person Career Fairs Returning After Pandemic-Induced Hiatus

'There’s an excitement in the air when you’re at an in-person career fair'