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What Even Is Social Media, Tho? Adults and Teens Often Differ, UConn Researchers Find

No cap: Differences in understanding the basics can lead to bad policy outcomes fr fr

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Wolff Finalist Startup ‘Orbit Crates’ Offers Subscription Toy Rentals for Kids

Company offers 500 toys from classics to Bluey to Disney Princesses 

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Hritckos Give $5 Million to Support School of Pharmacy, Students  

The gift will support the University’s campaign to put students first and support academic and innovation excellence

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Why Kimchi Could Be Your Next Superfood

Studies highlight that fermented kimchi consumption provides benefits for fasting glucose levels, triglycerides, and hypertension

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UConn Launches Initiative to Build More Efficient, Equitable, Transparent Budgeting Process

The University will schedule town halls and listening sessions to solicit perspectives from throughout the UConn community on the process

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Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Rejoins UConn CLAS

In July, the museum returned to its roots in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, bringing together two units with a shared commitment to interdisciplinary learning and public engagement

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UConn Reaches Records for Tech Licensing, Startup Growth

Despite an unpredictable landscape, tech entrepreneurship is thriving.

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Emmanouil Anagnostou Named Fellow of the American Meteorological Society

Emmanouil "Manos" Anagnostou is honored for contributions to remote sensing hydrology, hydrometeorology, and environmental engineering

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Targeting a Silent Killer: UConn Researcher Patents Leptospirosis Vaccine

This patent moves researchers one step closer to developing a universal vaccine for leptospirosis, a widely neglected disease

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‘No Rest for the Wilted’: How Will Species Fare After Consecutive Hottest Years on Record?

Forecasting to show which species are at greatest risk of climate-related extinction, before it’s too late