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“Thank you UConn Health,” says longtime smoker and now lung cancer survivor Pellumb Medolli, 71, of East Hartford whose life was saved by a simple phone call from the UConn Health Leaders program student volunteers. He has stopped smoking and enjoying both his second chance at life and breathing fresh air!

UConn Student Makes Life-Saving Phone Call

'It’s hard to know over the phone if you are really making a difference or an impact on patient lives, but now I know'

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International Recognition for UConn Health’s Sara Olson

Genetics and genome sciences research associate wins RNA Society’s 2023 Outstanding Career Researcher Award

‘Good Deed’ Keeps Helping Law Students Who Have Day Jobs

23 years ago, Milton Widem ’48 (CLAS), ’55 JD struggled to balance working during the day and attending law school at night. Now, a scholarship in his name helps UConn Law students in similar positions.

Nanofibers of glycine spun with polycaprolactone (PCL).

Biodegradable Ultrasound Opens the Blood-Brain Barrier

The research could lead to more effective treatments for brain cancer

Bernard Akaawase piloting the drone.

UConn Ph.D. Student Developing Drone Technology to Better Study Waves and Air-Sea Carbon Exchange

'I always wanted to do science from an aerial view and when I finally got to fly, I fell in love'

Swimmer and boats

KSI Helps Swimmer Go the Distance for Charity

KSI researchers were there for every stroke of Tuff's historic 25-mile swim along the Rhode Island coast

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Helping Local Farms Face Devastating Late-Season Frost

UConn programs aim to help assess the damage and support Connecticut farms after the impact of a late-season cold snap

Mosquito

UConn Researchers Identify Genetic Makeup of New Strains of West Nile

This study shows the variety of strains in circulation and what mosquitoes may be carrying as we head into summer

Bottom view of three professional doctors leaning over the patient and wearing medical masks while holding the anesthetic inhaler.

Anesthesia Can Cause Disturbing Sexual Hallucinations, Leading to Lasting Psychological Trauma

Having witnesses or recording devices during procedures requiring anesthesia could help prevent opportunities for sexual assault

Leila Daneshmandi and Armin Rad point at images on a computer screen in the Encapsulate lab in Farmington.

The Making of a UConn Startup

How “Encapsulate” co-founders went from the classroom to curing cancer in less than four years