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UConn Expanding its Robust Residency Programs

Eastern Connecticut Health Network and Waterbury Health Join UConn School of Medicine’s Sponsored Residency Programs

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Tech Showcase Celebrates UConn’s Economic, Innovative Impact

The first-ever event connects Connecticut’s manufacturing roots with emerging technologies and industries

Seedlings that are part of a water qaulity experiment conducted by plant science professor Rosa Raudales on June 16, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

New Plant and Soil Health Center Named in Honor of Alum George Leigh Minor

George Leigh Minor ’56 (CAHNR) passed away at the age of 90 in January 2025, leaving a generous donation, which will be used to fund the renovations necessary to open the George Leigh Minor Plant and Soil Health Center.

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UConn and Yale-led QuantumCT a Finalist for Transformative NSF Award

The National Science Foundation has announced Connecticut’s initiative as one of the few finalists for the Engines Program.

Olasubomi Ayomini “Mini” Ajayi is a third-year medical student at UConn School of Medicine.

UConn Medical Student Becomes Region VII Director for Student National Medical Association’s Board of Directors

Meet Olasubomi Ayomini “Mini” Ajayi of UConn School of Medicine.

Study coordinator Sheila Thurlow, MSN, RN, at the Clinical Research Center examining a patient.

Clinical Research Center Makes a Real Difference in Patients’ Lives (and Clinical Trials)

UConn School of Medicine is home to the tireless teamwork of the Clinical Research Center supporting over 80 clinical trials.

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UConn Launches Initiative to Build More Efficient, Equitable, Transparent Budgeting Process

The University will schedule town halls and listening sessions to solicit perspectives from throughout the UConn community on the process

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Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Rejoins UConn CLAS

In July, the museum returned to its roots in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, bringing together two units with a shared commitment to interdisciplinary learning and public engagement

A young person with pink hair, wearing a pink blazer, smiles as she gestures to a poster behind her. Another student smiles at her.

UConn Reaches Records for Tech Licensing, Startup Growth

Despite an unpredictable landscape, tech entrepreneurship is thriving.

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UConn Planning to Rename its School of Nursing in Honor of Alumna Elisabeth DeLuca

The School’s new academic home, currently being built with her generous support, also would bear her name