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Ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy in operating room

A Safer, More Precise Prostate Biopsy

After nearly two years of using a biopsy method known as the transperineal approach, UConn Health urologists report higher-quality prostate samples and zero infections.

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.

A close-up of a worker holding a yellow hardhat at his side

Occupational Illnesses in Connecticut Decrease

The most recent data available indicate workplace-related illnesses have gone down in Connecticut, according to UConn Health experts.

Rain overwhelms a local drainage system. (Kara Bonsack /UConn Photo)

Helping Municipalities Meet New Pollution Regulations

A UConn Extension program, partnering with the state, is helping towns comply with new state and federal requirements for reducing water pollution – and saving them money.

Students studying at UConn Waterbury on Oct. 25, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn to Add Bachelor’s Program in Allied Health Sciences at Waterbury Campus

The University announced today that allied health sciences, one of the nation’s fastest-growing career fields, will soon be available at UConn Waterbury as a bachelor’s degree program that can be completed from start to finish at that campus.

Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS) at London Bridge during her Education Abroad experience in summer 2018.

Education Abroad: Anna Zarra Aldrich ’20, London, England

People 'asked me a lot of questions about American politics and we talked a lot about Brexit. Working and meeting with different people was a huge part of the experience,' says Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS).

Professor Alexander Russell, director of UConn’s Voting Technology Research Center. Both before and after the November election, UConn’s Voting Technology Research Center will run forensic analyses on memory cards in the state’s voting equipment. (Christopher LaRosa/UConn Photo)

UConn’s Key Role in Ensuring Integrity of State Elections

Both before and after the November election, UConn’s Voting Technology Research Center will run forensic analyses on memory cards in the state’s voting equipment.