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UConn Magazine: In the Driver’s Seat

What’s keeping us out of self-driving cars? Hint: The answer has nothing to do with technology.

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UConn Magazine: Coffee and Cubanos

Breno Donatti ’14 (BGS) found a way to feed his neighbors and boost his restaurant business.

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COVID Stroke Survivor Says Knowing Symptoms Can Save Your Life

Eight days after a COVID-19 diagnosis, Dr. Donald Higgins started experiencing double vision. What he did next may have saved his life.

UConn Magazine: Eau de Herring

Kimberly Grendzinski ’16 (CAHNR) begins every workday at NYC’s Central Park Zoo fending off a mob of hungry mob of heckling penguins.

Miguel Cardona, a UConn alum, who has been selected as President-Elect Biden's nominee for Secretary of Education.

UConn’s Neag School Alum Miguel Cardona Tapped to Be Biden’s Education Secretary

Miguel Cardona ’01 MA, ’04 6th Year, ’11 Ed.D., ’12 ELP has been selected by President-elect Joe Biden to be the next US Secretary of Education.

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UConn to Recognize Employee Achievements During Pandemic

The perseverance and innovation UConn's faculty and staff have shown during the pandemic will be recognized in a virtual ceremony in January.

Bury Christmas, And a Happy New Use: Repurposing Christmas Trees to Prevent Coastal Erosion

When Christmas is over, those formerly-decorated trees may have a new purpose in protecting Connecticut beaches and marshes from erosion.

UConn Deputy Chief of Police Maggie Silver receives a vaccine for COVID-19

UConn Health Workers ‘Feeling Great’ a Week After Getting COVID-19 Vaccine

A week after getting vaccinated against COVID-19, UConn Health workers say they're feeling well and excited to see the vaccine roll out across the state.

Emma Björngard-Basayne ’15 MA, ’18 Ph.D., left, and Kristi Kaeppel ’20 Ph.D.

Citing Friendship, in Academia and Beyond

Friendship is an oft-avoided term in the workplace, but it can be an essential component for success, especially among members of marginalized groups.

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Scholarship ‘Releases Stress’ on First-Generation UConn Student

Cristal Arguello says her scholarship enables her to pursue important research without worrying about how to make ends meet.