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Veterans and UConn Work for Access to Advanced Stroke Rehab
'As our country approaches its 250th birthday, it is fitting to give quality care to the vets who struggled and sacrificed'
July 2, 2026 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications
Series of Historical Markers Celebrate America’s 250th Through a Connecticut Lens
And while UConn wasn’t around in 1776, its fingerprints are all over the project
July 1, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
There May Be Three Times as Many Insect Species as Previously Thought
A new estimate of insect species globally finds that there may be 8 to 14 million more species than people thought
July 1, 2026 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications
Tanning Bed Use is Down, But Gen Z Still Wants to Be Tan, So They’re Going Outside
Sherry Pagoto, a professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences and Director of the UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media, is using a different approach to curb tanning among Gen Z
June 30, 2026 | Danielle Faipler
DEEP and UConn Researchers Working to Help Rare Butterfly Recover on Campus
Rare species don’t only exist in remote places. They’re sometimes surviving right here on campus
June 25, 2026 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications, and Sydney Herdle
Science in Seconds: Improving GLP-1
A UConn Health researcher explains how her lab is focusing on how GLP-1 medications affect the brain and how they can be improved for the future
June 24, 2026 | Carolyn Pennington - Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine
Advancing Drone and Robotics Research
UConn College of Engineering boasts state-of-the-art research capacity and top-tier talent
June 23, 2026 | Mac Murray
‘Becoming Modern’ Exhibition at Ballard Institute Traces Puppetry’s 20th Century Evolution in U.S.
The show is an appropriate curatorial bow for John Bell, who is retiring as the museum’s director Sept. 1 and whose own work was deeply influenced by the artists on display
June 22, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
Go Bags and Stay Bins: Using Research and Outreach to Help Older Adults Prepare for Emergencies on Connecticut’s Coastline
A multi-agency, cross-disciplinary effort to help Connecticut residents stay aware and safe
June 22, 2026 | Jaclyn Severance
New Program Trains CT Residents to Manage Invasive Plants
A new UConn Extension certificate program helps residents tackle the 100+ invasive species spreading throughout our state
June 18, 2026 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources