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UConn sociology professor Noël A. Cazenave

Not Random: UConn Researcher Looks at Kindness as Deliberate Way to Affect Change

In his latest project, Noël A. Cazenave is challenging the definition of kindness

A child peeks through a hole in a huge European Union flag during a demonstration.

Big Changes for Big Business as EU Human Rights Law Nears Enactment

If it works as intended, the EU law could be transformative in protecting human rights, including worker health and safety and workers’ free speech, around the world

Man in hardhat using a hammer on a roof that he's building

Industry Partnerships Create Policy Tools to Protect Outdoor Laborers in Extreme Heat

Korey Stringer Institute CEO Douglas Casa has worked with industry partners to develop heat safety policies that will protect workers who work in extreme heat

navigate transactions and regulations to expand their businesses, mitigate their risks and feel comfortable engaging in deals.

New UConn Law Clinic Will Aid Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Others

The Transactional Law Clinic will help expand businesses, mitigate risks, and provide confidence for parties engaged in making deals

A muscular arm made of glass, flexing.

Strong as Glass

By building a structure out of DNA and then coating it with glass, researchers have created a very strong material with very low density

Meltwater pouring over ice at the edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet near 660 at midnight, Kangerlussuaq. Greenland.

Greenland Melted Recently, Shows High Risk of Sea Level Rise Today

Long-lost ice core reveals that much of Greenland was green 416,000 years ago                                                                                            

Seal pup in pond

UConn Researcher Gets a Bite of Upcoming Documentary

After years of researching grey seal pups off the coast of Cape Cod, Milton Levin's research and art shine in new film on human-animal interactions

William Aho, a UConn natural science professor emeritus and currently the oldest living UConn professor at 105 years old, poses for a photo in his home in Mansfield

‘I Often Feel Lucky’: UConn Retiree William Aho, 105, Reflects on Poultry Science Legacy

'Being the chicken specialist took me around the world,' says UConn's oldest retiree

A young entrepreneur works on her laptop, with papers and a tablet computer on the table beside her.

CCEI Research Team Publishes Report on Early-Stage Entrepreneur Needs

University accelerators, that provide coaching, mentoring, and funding, have long measured success by long-term business stability and revenue generation

Confronting America’s Gun Violence Epidemic(s)

UConn scholars edit first-ever issue of prestigious academic journal devoted entirely to examining the challenges of gun violence