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UConn Partners with FutureLearn to Expand Digital Education Presence Globally

The University of Connecticut has partnered with FutureLearn, one of the world’s leading social learning platforms, to begin offering courses globally as massive open online courses.

The Lower Gunnison River in Colorado, where scientists are testing for the substance selenium.

For Selenium in Rivers, Timing Matters

Researchers have gained new insight into an ongoing environmental health problem.

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Mentorship Program Connects UConn Startups with Industry, Business, Investment Experts

A unique mentorship program pairs UConn researchers with industry experts to transform ideas into successful startups.

A small child pushes a shopping cart full of groceries at a food pantry.

Public Policy, Social Work Researchers: Antipoverty Programs Can Help Reduce Child Neglect

Breaking down policy 'silos' would provide significant benefit to children and families.

An older woman talks with her doctor via computer tablet, illustrating the type of telemedicine being discussed by the research study in the story.

UConn Researcher Offers Lessons Learned from a Pre-Pandemic Study of Telemedicine Use

Looking beyond the numbers to better understand a complex health care question.

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Life’s Surprising Debt to Viruses

Viruses were here before we were, and a UConn researcher says they played a major role in what came next.

‘Amplifying Black Voices in Hollywood’ Debuts DMD Speaker Series

A focus on topics ranging from lack of Black representation on writing staffs to the distorted perspectives of TV crime dramas.

Phillip I. Blumberg

In Memoriam: Phillip I. Blumberg, Former UConn School of Law Dean

Blumberg was a transformational leader, orchestrating the law school's move to its present campus and recruiting top faculty members.

Clipboard with written prescription statins and stethoscope.

Statistically, Not Enough People Take Statins

Too many people are taking aspirin for heart health when it may not be effective for them.

An early morning view of wetlands near UConn.

Pandemic Got You Down? A Little Nature Could Help

Spending time in nature can help ease stressful feelings, researchers found.