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UConn Students Explore Entrepreneurship Across Borders Through an Abrahamic Lens

The program will be offered again in Spring 2026

August 21, 2025 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

People search through the rubble of a destroyed business following a tornado strike.

Real Estate Professor Cohen: Study Confirms that Properties Adjacent to Tornado Destruction Initially Plunge in Value

Lessons learned may apply to areas recovering from other natural disasters

August 21, 2025 | Claire Hall

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Talented Newcomers and Returning Students Starting New Academic Year at UConn

The Class of 2029 includes a record 4,715 new students at Storrs and 1,850 at Stamford, Hartford, Waterbury, and Avery Point

August 20, 2025 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications

University News

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Is Composting Worth It? The Calculation is Complicated

A new UConn study explores the cost, effort, and impact of composting programs

August 20, 2025 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources

Research & Discovery

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UConn Launches its New Common Curriculum

'Hundreds of people have participated to make sure we’re ready to teach and advise in the new curriculum'

August 19, 2025 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications

University News

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From Quantum Concepts to Traffic Flow: UConn Researcher Reimagines Transportation Resilience

NSF EAGER grant supports innovative research by Monika Filipovska to apply quantum computing to critical infrastructure challenges

August 19, 2025 | Steve Criss, UConn Technology Commercialization Services

Research & Discovery

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A RaMP Up to Scientific Success

A unique training opportunity propels students to NSF fellowships and beyond

August 14, 2025 | Mac Murray

Research & Discovery

Macy’s Welcomes Four UConn Business Grad Students to Explore Sustainable Practices

‘This is one of the experiences that makes the UConn program distinctive’

August 13, 2025 | Claire Hall

Alumni

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‘Turning Back Time’: UConn Researchers Developing Treatment to Reverse Brain Damage from Stroke

UConn neuroscientist and chemist receive NIH R01 grant to support their collaboration

August 12, 2025 | Mac Murray

Research & Discovery UConn Health

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UConn Receives State GreenerGov Awards for On-Campus Sustainability Efforts

The projects being honored further the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2030

August 12, 2025 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

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