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August 20, 2026

Research & Discovery

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Training Connecticut’s Next Generation of Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Disease Researchers

The future healthcare workforce to help advance critical research in nephrology, urology, and hematology is being built right here in Connecticut.

August 20, 2026 | Lauren Woods - UConn School of Medicine

Community Impact Research & Discovery University News

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UConn Dental School Researchers Win Award from U.S. Military For Traumatic Wound Healing Technology

Researchers advancing combat casualty care with multifunctional biomaterial platform

August 20, 2026 | Courtney Chandler - UConn Health

Research & Discovery UConn Health

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Helping Kids Get Active

UConn Waterbury graduate student Hannah Peterson worked directly with the public and academic icons to improve access to physical activity for young people

August 19, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Community Impact Research & Discovery

A nuclear power station with two large cooling towers releasing steam across a rural landscape.

NASA Scholarship Launches UConn Engineer’s Path to Sustainable Energy Innovation

Chemical engineering student Evan Piotrowski has been awarded the NASA CT Space Grant in recognition of his academic excellence and undergraduate research

August 19, 2026 | Sarah Redmond - College of Engineering

Research & Discovery

A senior mixed-breed dog with a red bandana around its neck smiling peacefully in a field of grass

UConn Startup Acquired by Leading Animal Health Company

New materials offer promising arthritis treatment for dogs and horses

August 19, 2026 | Mac Murray

Entrepreneurship Research & Discovery

A full moon above the Wilbur Cross cupola. Awesome photo by Syd Herdle.

UConn and Voyager Technologies Expand Partnership to Advance In-Space Research

UConn to be one of the few universities in the country with the capability to do research in space

August 18, 2026 | Stephanie Wright, UConn Foundation

Research & Discovery

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Summer Research Experiences Give Students Career-Building Boost

Posters and presentations at 2026 Summer Research Day highlight impact of mentored, hands-on student experiences at UConn Health.

August 18, 2026 | Loretta Waldman

Entrepreneurship Research & Discovery UConn Health

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Home or Away? NFL Stadium Attendance Protest Impact Depended on Who Visited, Researchers Find

How do player politics affect fan attendance? The answer is complicated

August 13, 2026 | Jaclyn Severance

Research & Discovery

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UConn Institute of Sports Medicine: The Science of Motion

The data-driven insights help support recovery, enhance performance, and reduce injury risk

August 12, 2026 | Carolyn Pennington - Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine

Research & Discovery UConn Health

A view of the Innovation Partnership Building on Aug. 6, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A New Path for Rising Tech Talent

New Tech Park Talent Incubator presents UConn first-year students with early chance to establish career path

August 12, 2026 | Matt Engelhardt

Entrepreneurship Research & Discovery

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