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Students receiving the COVID 19 vaccine at Hawley Armory on April 8, 2021. The rollout of the vaccines across the state in the spring helped set up a return to a more familiar university experience. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

New Study Provides Insight to Why Covid Vaccines Hit Some Harder than Others

From exercise to birth control, researchers found many factors contribute to vaccine side effects

Students working on electrical aviation project

Electrical Aviation

UConn research is on the cutting edge of research into decarbonizing aviation

An aerial view of the UConn wordmark on Fairfield Way on a sunny day in Storrs

Five Faculty Members Named Fulbright Scholars For 2024-25

Fulbright Scholars are faculty, researchers, administrators, and established professionals teaching or conducting research in affiliation with institutes abroad

Nora Berrah, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor speaking at the UConn National Academy of Sciences Celebration at UConn School of Law.

UConn Celebrates National Academies Members

'In the life of a scholar, few honors can compare with election to a National Academy'

Stephany Santos

Engineering Future Success, One Student at a Time

Stephany Santos, named to the newly established Vergnano Endowed Chair for Inclusion, sees her role as helping students build successful engineering futures, no matter the challenges

Qian Yang, Jeanine Armstrong Gouin, Anna Tarakanova and Stephany Santos

UConn Trustee Creates Breakthrough Women’s Leadership Initiative

Gift catalyzes support for women in engineering leadership roles long overlooked

A student works with high-tech equipment in a laboratory.

With Record Success, UConn Research Looks to Make Profound Impact

UConn’s Research Enterprise celebrated a stellar year in 2024, eclipsing previous marks for expenditures and rising to meet global challenges.

Mosquito sucking blood from a human. (Getty Images)

Protecting People and Animals from Eastern Equine Encephalitis

With this mosquito-borne disease currently circulating in New England, Emily Reinhardt ’20 (CAHNR), assistant clinical professor, and Ash Nakashima, graduate student, in UConn’s Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science share information to keep Connecticut residents and their animals safe.

An occupational health and safety officer holds a clipboard in a seminar room.

Connecticut Sees Increase in Occupational Disease

On eve of Labor Day, new report finds 2022 saw significant rise in cases

Matthew Mashikian

UConn Entrepreneur’s $1 Million Gift to Launch New Student Entrepreneurs

The gift will build on the existing UConn Entrepreneurship Hub (eHub)