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Daily HeadlinesAugust 28, 2020

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UConn Welcoming About 6,700 New and Transfer Students

Despite the challenges of the pandemic, UConn is welcoming roughly 6,700 new students - both first-year students and transfer students - as the Fall 2020 semester begins. Read more.

Starr Hall at the UConn School of Law campus

UConn Law Alumna Gives to Asylum Clinic That Forged Her Career Path

Lauren Kostes '15 JD, now an attorney specializing in immigration law in Arizona, reflects on how a UConn School of Law clinic helped her choose her path in life. Read more.

UConn Extension’s Velazquez Answers Nutrition Questions on Radio Amor

UConn Extension educator Zoraida Velazquez has become a popular Bridgeport-area radio personality thanks to her weekly call-in show on food and nutrition. Read more.

An illustration depicting the coronavirus microbe.

Study: COVID-19 Messaging Less Effective When Tied to Trump

A study by UConn's InCHIP finds that messaging related to the COVID-19 pandemic is less effective when linked to President Donald Trump. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Meet new faculty member Cristina Connolly

CAHNR A new life for an “old” technology

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