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Daily HeadlinesOctober 12, 2020

A screen shot depicting students using the Refreshr video app.

Student-Launched Platform Supporting Mental Well-Being with Positive Messages from Peers

Two UConn students have launched a social app they hope will make college students around the country feel more connected and supported. Read more.

Stretching Makes the Superconductor

Superconductors could make everything from the power grid to personal computers more efficient. UConn researcher Ilya Sochnikov and his students are working to better understand these materials. Read more.

A photo collage showing the finalists in this year's Wolff New Venture Competition.

Five UConn-Affiliated Startups Vie For Recognition, Funding at Prestigious Wolff Competition

UConn-affiliated startups in fields ranging from medicine to fish food are finalists in this year's Wolff New Venture Competition. Read more.

University seals were installed over the entrances to the north and south reading rooms at the Wilbur Cross Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Letter from Provost Lejuez on the Spring 2021 Semester

A letter from Provost Carl Lejuez outlining decisions made regarding the Spring 2021 semester. Read more.

White House’s Dr. Deborah Birx Praises Efforts of UConn

Dr. Deborah Birx paid a visit to UConn Hartford recently, praising the University's efforts in combating the spread of COVID-19. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS Student-Launched Platform Supporting Mental Well-Being with Positive Messages from Peers

CLAS Stretching Makes the Superconductor

ENG Five UConn-Affiliated Startups Vie For Recognition, Funding at Prestigious Wolff Competition

UConn in the News

TBR News Media

Port Jeff Harbor Health Scores Well Among 50 Bordering Long Island Sound

Woman's World

11 Easy Ways to Feel Healthy and Great (Not Just Good!)

The Hartford Courant

Pitney Bowes, Turning 100, Shifts to Ecommerce As Its Trusted Postage Meter Recedes Into the Past

NBC Connecticut

Researchers Use Wastewater to Help Monitor Communities for COVID-19

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