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Bizzarri carefully collecting tiny mites from the beak of a hummingbird.

Boarding Pass: Deciphering the Travel Habits of ‘Mite-y’ Nectar Robbers

How human transportation habits help explain the behavior of tiny critters

Black sneakers surround word cloud about stopping racism.

#ThisIsAmerica Panel Features Critical Race Theory Discussion

This past month, UConn alumni, staff, and students gathered virtually for the #ThisIsAmerica: Critical Race Theory in Schools panel. #ThisIsAmerica, organized by the UConn Foundation with co-sponsors from across the University, is a series that brings together the UConn community to discuss and unpack systematic racism, social justice, and human rights issues. In addition, it spotlights the individuals, organizations, and movements fighting for justice and equity, and against oppression and white supremacy.

UConn Faculty, Staff, Students and Alumni Honored by NAACP

UConn will be well represented when the Connecticut NAACP branches play host to a reception to honor the “100 Most Influential Blacks in the State of Connecticut.”

Meet the Researcher: Joseph Vazquez, CLAS

Joseph Vazquez is committed to conducting research that has a positive impact on the communities he works with.

President Biden Centers Human Rights in His Address at UConn

On Friday, we were honored to host the President of the United States Joe Biden at the University of Connecticut where he joined students, faculty, staff, supporters, the Dodd family, and leaders from across our state for the dedication of The Dodd Center for Human Rights.

Milton Levin flying his drone on Horsebarn Hill.

UConn Magazine: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Lectures

Meet the scientist behind those gorgeous shots of Horsebarn Hill you've seen on Instagram

Jake Lemon, newly named President and CEO of the UConn Foundation.

UConn Foundation Names Jake Lemon President and CEO

Lemon has served as senior vice president for development since 2016

The Transformative Scandinavian Trip that Led a Nursing Ph.D. Student Back to UConn

George Goodrich '09 (NUR) worked in paramedicine and public radio before finding his way to nursing — and now has returned to UConn to pursue his doctorate

Mo giving a presentation at the Aspen Center for Physics in February 2020.

A Physics Ph.D. Student’s Step-By-Step Journey to Storrs and Distant Galaxies

Seeing far in the distance, even without a telescope

A group of surgeons operating on a patient.

Startup ‘InPrint Bio’ Offers Reconstructive Breakthrough After Breast Surgery

'As scientists, we want to address medical problems with viable solutions that can change people’s lives'