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Castleman Building in snow.

52 UConn Engineering Faculty Among World’s Top 2% of Scientists

Scholars who place within the top 100,000 worldwide based on these metrics, or who rank within the top 2% in their specific subfields, are included on this prestigious list

UConn-branded street light banners sit in front of Gampel Pavilion on Sept. 27, 2024.

UConn Improving Gampel Wi-Fi, Studying Other Upgrades as Venue Approaches Its 35th Year

Fans are expected to see improvements in their wireless connectivity possibly as early as mid-January

Vanessa Esquivel headshot

Giving Latine Families an ‘Early Head Start’

Vanessa Esquivel, a Ph.D. student in the department of human development & family sciences, has received a major federal grant to study early childhood services for Latine families

MRI or magnetic resonance image of head and brain scan.

New Approach Could Help Alzheimer’s Research

Clues that a different than expected type of cell is involved in the earliest stages of the disease

1948 UConn Men's Soccer National Champions

UConn Firsts: First National Championship

The 1948 UConn men’s soccer team won the first national championship in school history in any sport

Dean Elliott with several students listening to a presentation at the Global Business Leadership in Sustainability Summit

School of Business Dean John A. Elliott To Step Down, Rejoin Faculty

Dean John A. Elliott Heralded as ‘The Perfect Business Dean at the Right Time’

An aerial view of UConn's Wastewater Treatment Plant and Reclaimed Water Facility

Waste to Resource: How A State-of-the-Art Facility Helps UConn Save Water

Since the Reclaimed Water Facility came online, it has reclaimed hundreds of millions of gallons of wastewater for reuse on campus

Images show two optic nerves

Nerve Regrowth in Sight

The findings could lead to a potential treatment for a common cause of blindness

Fany Hannon, dean of students, speaks during the Convocation ceremony held on the Student Union Mall

Creating a Sense of Belonging Drives UConn’s Dean of Students

'I believe in the power of a sense of belonging, and that is what creates community and supports students’ success'

Cristina Colón-Semenza, assistant professor in UConn’s Department of Kinesiology, talks with Clare Benson, a former UConn assistant professor of photography, at the Nov. 7 opening of their exhibition, "On the Move: Photographic Interventions in the Future of Parkinson's Disease," at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art at UConn Avery Point.

Exhibition Pairs the Unlikely – Photography, Physical Therapy – to Help Those with Parkinson’s

'Not enough people know that even though this is a progressive neurological disease there is something that can be done to help you manage it, live your life with it, maintain a high quality of life, and find some level of joy, happiness, engagement in spite of it'