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Study Investigates Communication, Intimacy Among Couples Facing Metastatic Breast Cancer

After diagnosis and treatment, sex is the most frequently discussed topic among couples facing cancer. While there is work about improving sexual communication, the experiences of people with advanced cancers have been overlooked

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UConn Magazine: Dan Orlovsky Is All In

Dan Orlovsky needs a first down on every play — at work, yes, but especially at home

Boxes of popular injectable weight-loss medications.

Buyer Beware: Off-brand Ozempic, Zepbound and Other Weight Loss Products Carry Undisclosed Risks

As the demand for weight loss injectables soars, so too does the market for off-brand alternatives, some of which may not be safe or effective

DIY "Corsi Rosenthal" air filter device.

UConn Keeping Air in Connecticut Classrooms Safe

$11.5 million in state support awarded to University of Connecticut to deploy effective and inexpensive build-it-yourself air filter technology to every public school classroom across the state.

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Meet the Researcher: Derek Aguiar, CoE

Aguiar, an associate professor of computer science, uses his computational expertise to help understand complex diseases – and develop presidential chatbots

President Gerald Ford being presented with a UConn mug by University leadership

UConn Firsts: First Visit from a US President

Gerald Ford visited campus on Sept. 23, 1986

The new HuskyGo electric bus—the first of its kind in its fleet—sits next to the bus stops in the W Lot

Electric, Hybrid Buses Coming to UConn as Next Generation of Clean Transit

The electric buses produce no tailpipe emissions and provide all the features that today’s students need for a comfortable and productive ride

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Research Assesses Assets and Challenges for North Hartford Food Environment

Using the innovative Photovoice approach, community participants engage in citizen science by sharing their personal, lived experience to enhance research studies and bring awareness to health disparities

Artist's rendering of an angular, metallic probe floating against a backdrop of space.

A Long, Long Time Ago, in Galaxies Near and Far

UConn astrophysicist Cara Battersby is a leader on NASA-selected interstellar probe team

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UConn Ranked Among Top U.S. Universities for Patent Issuances

UConn has been ranked 72nd of all U.S. universities for patent issuances by the National Academy of Inventors