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Presentation, blur and workshop with business people in meeting for financial, speaker and company valuation. Investment report, asset management and budget portfolio with employees in office.

UConn, Wells Fargo Partnership Bringing Neurodiversity Workshop for Employers to Boston

No-cost, one-day program to be hosted by Loomis Sayles, focusing on end-to-end neurodiversity initiative design

Preschool building exterior with playground on a sunny day

Makeup of Charter School Governing Board Could Impact Whether They Offer Religious Education

Charter schools were codified into law with the intent of defining them as public institutions, says UConn's Preston Green, therefore secular and unable to provide religious education, but over the years courts sometimes have disagreed

Drone of Young building and Horsebarn Hill

UConn’s Unique Landscape Architecture Program Reaccredited

The CAHNR program has been re-accredited for four more years by the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB)

Backyard poultry

Does Bird Flu Affect My Food?

UConn Extension educators provide information on how to prevent risk from bird flu exposure and how to prepare food properly to ensure food safety

Illustration showing how electric charges help mites move between flowers via hummingbirds. The pluses and minuses show the nature of the electric charges.

A Mite-y Use of Electricity

A fascinating example of how some creatures sense and rely on electric fields for survival

Gaofei Zhang, a Ph.D. candidate in Allied Health, has created her own company featuring ultra-warm and stylish winter boots. Zhang credits UConn's Innovation Quest program for helping her become an entrepreneur.

Innovation Quest Turns Students into Entrepreneurs 

New CEO Gaofei Zhang hopes her boot company will make cold, wet feet a thing of the past 

Hannah Collins and Larissa Tabb evaluate the lab tanks to check on degradation progress.

UConn Researchers Partner with Bioplastics Company to Examine Biodegradable Plastics

A study led by marine sciences Ph.D. student Hannah Collins found that Novamont’s Mater-Bi, a starch-based polymer, degraded significantly faster than traditional plastics—showing promise for reducing marine pollution

Hayley Segar pitches to the judges on "Shark Tank"

Alum Hayley Segar Wows ‘Shark Tank’ Judges, Lands a Deal with Two of Them

'To be successful on "Shark Tank" is so incredibly validating'

An aerial view of the UConn Storrs campus as it snows

Moral Courage Network Founder to Visit UConn for Metanoia Program

'A time for the University to come together and delve deeply into important topics and concerns'

Students working with tomato plants

Sustainable Plant and Soil Systems Major Becomes Plant Science in 2025

With this change, the major name is more aligned with industry needs and for better understanding by prospective students