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A man in a black sweatshirt and purple shirt stands in front of a pair of canvas oil paintings.

More Than Disease: Art Major with Goal of Becoming MD Humanizes Patients on Canvas

‘People make this crazy distinction between art and science, but they’re really just two sides of the same coin to me’

A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters.

‘Very Few People Understand What is Happening’: The Iran Uprising Explained

Visiting assistant professor Nasim Basiri, a poet and activist from Dashtestan, Iran, discusses her expert understanding of, and personal connection to, the protests and repression in Iran

Sunlight glints off a snow-covered fountain

New Gift Opens Doors for Waterbury Students: UConn Launches Nursing and STEM Initiatives

$5 million nursing pathway and $5.45 million STEM investment to strengthen Connecticut’s workforce

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Study Highlights Food Sustainability Initiatives in CT Schools

The study found that 98% of schools reported sometimes or always purchasing local produce, while 91% purchase local dairy

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy Comes to Life at UConn

'You can't rise unless you help others rise with you'

Graduates dressed in caps and robes sit in a row. One cap reads "Women Belong in Sports" and is decorated with the UConn Husky dog logo.

UConn’s Sport Management Program Empowers Women Leaders on the Court, on the Sidelines, and in Academia

Alums of the Neag School of Education program reflect on their careers in honor of National Girls & Women in Sports Day

Emeka Okafor stands on a ladder and cuts down a basketball net.

Five Outstanding Alumni to Be Inducted into UConn Business Hall of Fame

Basketball legend Emeka Okafor will be part of another acclaimed 'starting five' at the April 24 ceremony

The College of Engineering's Castleman Building.

Faculty-to-Industry Summer Fellow Program to Create Direct Impact and Lasting Partnerships

Select UConn engineering professors will work in business during summer months to apply their expertise to solve industrial challenges while learning from industry

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UConn Waterbury Students Drive Neighborhood Revitalization Through Innovative Housing Clinic

'We are turning classrooms into engines for broader community impact'

A Renaissance painting of animals and a group of people, many scantily clothed.

UConn Faculty, Alum Help Bring Story of Tortured Renaissance Composer to Life

'Death of Gesualdo,' which premieres in the U.S. on Feb. 13 in New York City, is being staged as a tableau vivant, in which the actors strike poses to tell a story