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Plant-Based Antimicrobial Helps Control Antibiotic Resistance in Poultry Production

'Simple reduction in antibiotic usage will not reverse antibiotic resistance. We need novel approaches to prevent the dissemination of bacterial antibiotic resistance'

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UConn-Yale Partnership Helps Fathers to Reduce Family Violence

"One thing that is often overlooked in conversations about family violence is that supporting children sometimes means helping the adults in their lives change."

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IDEA Grants Allow Sisters to Share Passion

'UConn helped me realize I can be a STEM student, but that doesn’t mean I’m not allowed to be creative and have fun hobbies. You get to be multidisciplined here. It’s encouraged'

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New Allied Health Concentration Fuses Healthcare Delivery with Emerging Technologies

The new Digital Health and Technology concentration gives UConn students firsthand experience with the tools transforming modern healthcare and build skills sought by employers across the medical industry

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Steve Gillette ‘26 MSA Trades Police Badge for Business Balance Sheet

Knife attack was instrumental in his decision to pursue another career path  

Wesley Leong Three-Minute Thesis

Competition Celebrates Graduate Research at UConn

Three-Minute Thesis presentations decode the complexities of master’s and doctoral research at UConn, with prizes at stake

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UConn Kinesiology Ph.D. Program Ranked No. 1 in Country

The semiannual ranking is primarily based on faculty research productivity and mentorship of doctoral students

Sandra Chafouleas and Jessica Koslouski standing in front of their poster titled “Are We Seeing the Whole Child? Lessons from Four Years of ESSY Screener Development.”

UConn, Metamorphix to bring Whole Child Screener to Schools

Developed by Neag researchers, the ESSY Whole Child Screener helps schools look at students holistically

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Access to ASL from Birth Supports Childhood Math Proficiency in Deaf Children, UConn Researcher Finds in First-of-its-Kind Study

'If you compare hearing kids learning spoken English from their parents at home to deaf kids learning ASL from their parents at home, those kids are indistinguishable'

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On the Ice with Ainsley Svetek

Ainsley Svetek is using her personal experience recovering from injury to inform her graduate studies in kinesiology and help other players get back on the ice safely