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How Safe is Baby Food? Company Reports Show Arsenic, Lead, and Other Heavy Metals

Since the amount of heavy metals varies so dramatically, food choices can make a difference.

Hannah Bacon walking across the U.S.

Walking For Climate Action

After UConn grad Hannah Bacon ’15 (CLAS) lost her job at an environmental nonprofit due to the pandemic, she decided to use her time off to walk across the country to raise money and awareness for climate action.

Ben Folds, who will play virtually at UConn on March 4, seated behind a piano during a concert.

Musical Influencer Ben Folds Opens Jorgensen Digital Stage Spring Season

The multifaceted musician will perform virtually at UConn on March 4.

UConn Magazine: Humanizing Human Rights

“My clients restore my faith in humanity,” says Ellen Messali ’10 JD of her immigration work with New Haven Legal Assistance.

Miguel Cardona, U.S. Education Secretary.

Miguel Cardona Named 1st UConn Grad to Serve as U.S. Secretary of Education

Neag School alumnus Miguel Cardona ’01 MA, ’04 6th Year, ’11 Ed.D., ’12 ELP, was confirmed on March 1 by the U.S. Senate.

Chris Clark, Research Scientist; Tom Jarvie, CEO; Mark Driscoll, CSO; and Ryan Beach, Research Scientist. Jarvie and Driscoll are discussing the manufacturing process for the kits. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

UConn Researchers Collaborate with TIP Company Shoreline Biome to Study Microbiome in NICU

UConn researchers recently published their findings on the microbiome of premature infants in the Connecticut Children's NICU, work they completed through a collaboration with TIP company Shoreline Biome.

De Guise, in the red shirt, and other researchers perform field capture of a dolphin to be sampled. The dolphins undergo veterinary examination, including blood sampling for immune functions measurements

Deepwater Horizon’s Long-Lasting Legacy For Dolphins

Health impacts from a 2010 spill are found even in dolphins born years later.

A group of graduating students toss their caps into the air while standing in front of the UConn gateway sign on April 28, 2020. The students are wearing facemasks due to the COVID-19 corona virus.

UConn Applications Surge to New Record Despite Pandemic’s Challenges

The University will today inform prospective members of the Class of 2025 of their acceptance.

A blue-hued brain with electrical signals

Innovative Therapeutic Program Helps Those Living With PTSD

Professor Julian Ford created TARGET, an educational and therapeutic approach that explains why PTSD develops and how it can be overcome.

The members of Ebony Horsewomen Inc.'s Junior Mounted Patrol in Keney Park, receiving a Connecticut Greenways award in October 2022, with Ebony Horsewomen founder and CEO Patricia "Pat" Kelly standing in front, with Bruce Donald of the Connecticut Greenways Council

Hartford Program Offers Healing and Empowerment on Horseback

The Ebony Horsewomen initiative provides life lessons, teaches skills, and promotes youth development.