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School of Social Work Community to Deliver More than 40 Presentations at SSWR

The 30th annual Society for Social Work and Research Conference will focus on "Leading for Transformative Change: Aligning Social Work Science with Policy and Practice"

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Breakthrough Materials Master Sound Waves

UConn researchers design a programmable metamaterial that can morph into more configurations than there are atoms in the universe, in a blink of an eye

Attendees at the 2025 CAHNR One Health conference

CAHNR Hosts Second One Health Conference

Bringing together experts from across the College, CAHNR conference showcases leadership in One Health approaches in research, teaching, and Extension

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Move Over, Nutmeg: Connecticut Becoming the Quantum State

UConn, Yale, and state officials are investing heavily in establishing Connecticut’s prowess as a leader in quantum technology

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Magnetically Reconfigurable Ribbons Let Scientists ‘Program’ Liquids on Demand

Wang lab’s collaborative research of multistable soft structures steer flows and choreograph droplets in work published in Device

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Targeted Tendon Relief

The minimally invasive procedure relieves patients of chronic tendon pain

Mia Maltz in lab

Toxic Dust Reshapes the Lung Microbiome

A study led by UConn mycologist Mia Maltz demonstrated that breathing in the dust from the Salton Sea, a highly polluted lake in California, can reshape the microscopic world inside our lungs

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Do Bugs Like Salty Snacks? UConn Student Studying Salt’s Impact on Phragmites Feasting

Getting to the bottom of what might make an invasive plant an attractive meal for insects

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Bronchiectasis Patient Shares Gratitude for His Pulmonologist and Power of Clinical Trials

West Hartford man’s participation in UConn Health clinical trial leads to FDA-approval of first-ever medicine that he needs for his lung condition.

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UConn, State Embrace AI and Quantum Potential

Economics Forum in Stamford underscores UConn’s role as educator and driver of next generation workforce.