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Climate Change in Our Backyard. (Yesenia Carrero/UConn Illustration)

Climate Change in Our Backyard

Climate change is not just happening elsewhere. This series draws attention to local environmental transitions and the many ways UConn students and researchers are investigating and responding to them. Read more.

Synchrony Keeps the Beat

UConn neuroscientist Ed Large built a model of the brain that can predict the future. And then he taught it to dance. Read more.
UConn composer Kenneth Fuchs, a professor of music, records his latest album 'Spiritualist' with the London Symphony Orchestra at the Abbey Road Studios in London.

London Symphony Orchestra Records Fifth CD by Kenneth Fuchs

Listen to Kenneth Fuch's interview about the classical compendium 'Spiritualist – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra,' released in August. Read more.
Lactation consultant Marisa Merlo helps maternity patient Bekkilyn Toone breastfeed her newborn son in UConn Health's labor and delivery unit. (Kristin Wallace/UConn Health Photo)

UConn First Hospital in State to Host Milk Depot for Newborns

The service will distribute donated, pasteurized human milk to babies in fragile health, to boost their chances of survival and healthy development. Read more.
Students pick beans at the Spring Valley Student Farm. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Sierra Club Ranks UConn a Green Campus Leader Again

One area where UConn consistently excels is dining services. Sustainability efforts include sourcing food from small, community-based and locally owned farms. Read more.
From left, Vanita Patel ‘21, James Parsley '21, and Annie Foley ‘21 on Aug. 7, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Connecticut High School Grads Comprise Lion’s Share of Stellar New Freshman Class

'I knew right away that UConn was the right place for me,' says Annie Foley, an incoming Honors Program freshman from Orange. Read more.
Kira Robertson and Angela Valentin Ares move into Shakespeare Residence Hall in West Campus.

Dorm Room Done

Watch these roommates decorate their new digs. UConn juniors Kira Robertson and Angela Valentin Ares move into Shakespeare Residence Hall. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

ENG UConn Team to Be Featured on Season 3 of Entrepreneurship-Focused PBS Show

CAHNR Plant science + animal science = a nutritional yogurt

CLAS Real Talk: Applying Computer Learning Models to Human Speech Recognition

CLAS UConn Researchers Win Patent for Nanoparticle Cancer Drug Delivery System

MED Avoiding West Nile Virus… and Associated Fears

MED Tracking Opioid Overdoses in Real-Time to Save More Lives

MED Next Generation of Venture Capitalists Training at UConn School of Medicine

UConn in the News

New York Times

California’s Birds Are Testing New Survival Tactics on a Vast Scale

Bloomberg News

Facing Wave of Opioid Lawsuits, Drug Companies Sprinkle Charity on Hard-Hit Areas

National Public Radio

Researching Heatstroke In Athletes

The Chronicle Of Higher Education

For Historians, The Business Of Studying Monuments Takes A Toll

National Public Radio

Does Monsanto’s Roundup Cause Cancer? Trial Highlights The Difficulty Of Proving A Link

U.S. News & World Report

Officials Warn of Increasing Danger of Dead Trees

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