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A nurse checks a prisoner's blood pressure. (Shutterstock Photo)

Breaking Down Barriers to Healthcare for the Incarcerated

UConn is taking the lead in treatment of incarcerated patients with its Center for Correctional Health Networks.

Pioneering Paths to Healing

The innovative careers and research pursuits of faculty and alumni demonstrate how the University community is pushing the boundaries of the future of medicine.

Neag Alumnus Awarded Milken Award

Sitting in the exact gym where he sat as an elementary school student, Metacomet Elementary School Principal Desi Nesmith was brought to tears when he learned that he had received the Milken Educator Award–nicknamed ”the Oscars of Teaching.”

The Sounds of Innovation: How UConn Research Is Resurrecting Antique Musical Instruments

A partnership between medical technology engineers and music scholars has led to an unprecedented method for bringing antique musical instruments back to life.

Drs. Danielle and Anthony Luciano are a father-daughter Ob/Gyn team at UConn Health. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

All in the Family: UConn Health’s Father-Daughter Ob/Gyn Team

Drs. Anthony and Danielle Luciano are accomplished women’s health experts and are both proud graduates of the UConn School of Medicine.

Pioneering Paths to Healing

The innovative careers and research pursuits of faculty and alumni demonstrate how the University community is pushing the boundaries of the future of medicine.

10 Questions: Power of Good

Peter Werth III '80 (CLAS) is leading efforts to connect impoverished Himalayan villages far from the power grid with sustainable energy sources.

Contrary to myth, great white sharks are not always aggressive and at times can be quite curious. A young white shark investigates UConn alum Chris Perkins’ boat, sticking its head out of the water to get a better look; this is called spy-hopping, and white sharks are one of the few shark species known to do it. (Chris Perkins ’12 (CLAS)/Lamnidaze Photography SA)

Turning the Tide for Great White Sharks

A 2012 graduate has taken his UConn marine sciences degree to the seas, launching pioneering research on great white sharks.

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Student Researchers Win EPA Sustainability Grant

A UConn student team has won a $15,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency in the first phase of the national P3 competition.

Mark Wegiel '15 (CLAS) working on the excavation of the Huis de Kreuningen (Photo courtesy of Kroum Batchvarov)

UConn Archaeologist Discovers 17th-century Shipwreck

The Dutch warship, which sank in battle in the Caribbean, provides key evidence for the maritime history of the period.