Faculty

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Historic Genome Sequencing Will Unlock Potential for Agriculture, Conservation

Rachel O’Neill, director of UConn’s Institute for Systems Genomics, and her lab are contributing to a groundbreaking new ruminant genome sequencing effort

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Real Equity in Math Education is About More than Good Grades and Test Scores

Mathematical power – the ability to use math to make smart personal and professional decisions – needs to be the goal

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When Multiple Sclerosis is Personal

Neuroscientist Stephen J. Crocker, Ph.D. of UConn School of Medicine and colleagues are on a hunt for a new treatment for MS

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Winged Wonders

Why the tiny fruit fly is mighty in scientific value

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Allied Health Sciences Professor Uses mHealth Tools to Improve HIV and Substance Use Prevention Efforts in Malaysia

Prof. Roman Shrestha has won a $3.4M grant to optimize a smartphone app to improve access to health care for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Malaysia

Home For Sale Sign in Front of New House.

New Rules Govern Residential Property Sales Beginning in mid-August

UConn professor explains what Connecticut buyers, sellers need to know

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Surviving Breast Cancer: Nigerian Women Share Their Stories

Breast cancer is among the leading killers of women in Africa

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CIRCA: Serving Connecticut’s Coastal Communities and Beyond

As seas and temperatures rise, the Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation uses research and community engagement to protect communities across the state

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Partnership, Collaboration, and Clarity – A Mindful Approach to Building Community during Conflict

'Of the many programs that I have run so far, for me, this has been the most life-transforming program to witness'

Dean Ofer Harel hands out diplomas at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences commencement ceremony one in Gampel Pavilion.

Ofer Harel Named Dean of UConn’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 

Harel will lead the University’s largest college, serving 10,000 undergraduates,1,700 graduate students, and 950 faculty and staff over all five UConn campuses