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Underwater images of sharks feasting on a large carcass.

Shark Feast! And Insights about Carbon Sequestration

A team of researchers including UConn's Peter Auster stumbled on something rarely glimpsed by human beings - a deep-sea shark feast.

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Six UConn Researchers to Join the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Six UConn researchers have been elected by their peers to receive a distinguished honor.

Semeda Amegashie and her husband and daughter, Raymond Owusu Sotia and Michelle Owusu Sotia.

Mom-To-Be Extra Thankful After Worry-Free Heart Procedure at UConn Health

Mom-to-be Semeda Amegashie and her family are especially thankful this year, because of a minimally invasive heart procedure she had at UConn Health.

Sophomore James Bouknight in a photo from last season, driving to the basket against Wichita State.

Hurley: Big East is Returning to National Stage, No Nights Off

The UConn men's basketball team is back in the Big East, beginning the 2020-2021 season on Wednesday against Central Connecticut State University.

Headshot of Steven Lepowsky DDS is the senior associate dean for education and patient care, an associate professor of craniofacial sciences, and the chair of the Division of General Dentistry at the UConn School of Dental Medicine and UConn Health

Steven Lepowsky Named Dean of the School of Dental Medicine

Provost Carl Lejuez announced today that Steven Lepowsky has been named dean of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine for a five-year term. Lepowsky will be the eighth dean in the School’s history.

A closeup of the tiny tips of the microneedles on the patch developed by UConn researchers.

Research Proves Viability of Injection-free Microneedle Technology for Single-Administration of Vaccines

UConn researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a microneedle technology that could make widespread vaccination easier and more effective.

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Thank You, UConn

Unprecedented challenges call for unprecedented perseverance, and in the Fall of 2020, that’s what characterized UConn Nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Architect's rendering of the new high-tech classrooms at the UConn School of Law.

Welsh Family Gives Technology For New Classrooms

The Welsh family donation allowed the UConn School of Law to equip the classrooms with equipment to greatly improve distance learning and small group collaborations.

High Touch, Germ-Free: International Biotech DeBogy Joins UConn Incubator

The newest member of UConn's Technology Incubation Program (TIP) aims to change the way we think about sterile surfaces at home, at work, and in health care settings.

An older man sits alone at a kitchen table, not a soul in the world to so much as ask how his day went

For Some Older Adults, a Pandemic of Loneliness

Dr. David C. Steffens, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the UConn School of Medicine, offers insight and advice on older adults facing the prospect of a lonely, pandemic-marred holiday season.