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Mariam Vargas '25 (CLAS) poses for a photo in Wilbur Cross

Vargas Named UConn’s First Rangel Fellowship Recipient

The program supports individuals who want to pursue careers in the foreign service of the U.S. Department of State and was established in 2003

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Climate Change Extinction Risk

A global meta-analysis of climate change extinction risk emphasizes that we are at a crucial point and drastic action is needed

BMES Fellows

UConn BME Professor and Head Named BMES Fellow

The recognition honors individuals whose contributions have significantly advanced the field of biomedical engineering through research, education, service, or leadership

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Campaign to End Loneliness on Campus Draws from Humanities’ Lessons on Human Connection

'Everyone knows we should have friends, like we know we should eat our vegetables and sleep eight hours, but we’re not doing it'

A Better Way of Taking Marine Mammal Blood Samples

Milton Levin will evaluate if dried blood spot cards can be used to collect and archive samples from marine mammals

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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

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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

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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