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Collaboration Underway For a COVID-19 Vaccine

A UConn researcher is collaborating with colleagues in an effort to develop a COVID-19 vaccine.

One of UConn's most visible individuals speaks about UConn's journey to this point.

A Message From President Katsouleas on COVID-19

A message from President Katsouleas about how the university is addressing COVID-19.

Valeria Sarmiento sees science as a way to help people while learning about the world. (UConn Photo/Christie Wang)

Meet the Researcher: Valeria Sarmiento ’20, Molecular & Cell Biology

Valeria Sarmiento forged her own path at UConn to unite her twin passions for science and helping others.

Geno’s Huskies Leave American Conference in Perfect Fashion

The UConn women's basketball team won its final American Athletic Conference tournament this week, capping seven years in the conference without a single loss.

Karen Chammas from Lebanon is visiting UConn's Sport Management faculty as part of a Global Mentorship Program. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Plays Host to International Sport Mentoring Program

Launched by the U.S. Department of State, the Global Sports Mentoring Program is a leadership development project aimed at advancing gender equity through sports.

Christopher Perkins ’89 (CAHNR) '95 MS, puts trays of hemp into a drying machine at UConn's Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering lab. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Launches Hemp Testing Lab in Response to Industry Need

“As a producer, you want to ensure that you are not only legal but also that your product is safe," says Michael Willig, UConn's Institute of the Environment.

Emily Yale, one of the three inaugural students in the UConn Master's of Engineering in Global Entrepreneurship program, with her autonomous robot at the Great Lawn on Oct. 7. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Program is Fertile Ground for Student Innovation

As one of the first students in the new Master’s of Engineering in Global Entrepreneurship program, Emily Yale is tapping a wide range of resources.

This Student is a Tough Competitor. Heard of Her Sport?

UConn junior Laura Sofía Bedoya, of East Haven, Connecticut, is a forward and vice captain of the 15-member USA Women Underwater Rugby Team.

USG President Priyanka Thakkar '20 (BUS) and President Tom Katsouleas cut the ribbon to open the new Student Recreation Center. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

With the Snip of a Ribbon, the Student Recreation Center Opens

The new center on Hillside Road officially opened Aug. 26 at 6 a.m., the morning after a ribbon cutting ceremony led by President Tom Katsouleas.

Fifty-four students in the UConn School of Dental Medicine Class of 2023 (pictured) received their white coats on Aug. 23, along with UConn School of Medicine's 110 new medical students. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health photo)

164 New White Coats Issued at UConn Health

The Class of 2023, the largest incoming class in UConn Health’s history, is now donning new physician and dentist-to-be white coats.