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Making a Difference, from the Classroom to the Community

To date, UConn E-Corps students have completed 237 projects in 70 Connecticut towns

January 29, 2026 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications

Community Impact
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Sheldon Kasowitz Champions Science-Based Solutions for Addiction

For Kasowitz, the motivation is deeply personal and urgent

January 28, 2026 | Stephanie Wright, UConn Foundation

Alumni Community Impact
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UConn Engineering Celebrates the Centennial of Pratt & Whitney and Appreciates Decades of Partnership

UConn College of Engineering looks forward to another century of strong partnership with Pratt & Whitney

January 28, 2026 | Claire Galvin

Alumni
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UConn Online Grad Programs Get High Marks; Nursing Skyrocketing in National Prestige

UConn’s excellence in graduate education is being recognized nationwide

January 27, 2026 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications

University News
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A Research-Based Roadmap to Meaningful Work

UConn School of Business helps students build clarity and confidence in career-seeking

January 27, 2026 | Mac Murray

Research & Discovery
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A Legacy of Impact

The $11 million gift will shape the future of actuarial science at UConn

January 20, 2026 | Stephanie Wright, UConn Foundation

Alumni University News
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UConn Ph.D. Candidate Fostering Partnership with Litchfield School for Diverse Learners

'Forman is a school that serves students with learning differences, but also explicitly teaches them how their brains actually work and learn. That’s been a passion of mine for over 20 years now'

January 19, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips

Community Impact UConn Voices
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10 Food Safety Resolutions for the New Year

A UConn Extension expert shares tips for incorporating food safety into your healthy habits this New Year

January 19, 2026 | Indu Upadhyaha, DVM, MVSc, Ph.D., Associate Extension Professor, Poultry Science and Food Safety, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources and UConn Extension

Community Impact
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What’s Going on With Gifted Education?

UConn researchers help steer the field in new publication

January 15, 2026 | Mac Murray

Research & Discovery
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Faking a Ketogenic Diet May Still Get Results – in Fruit Flies

There could be ways to get the benefits of a ketogenic diet without the difficulty of maintaining it - but there are downsides

January 14, 2026 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications

Alumni Research & Discovery