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Wanjiku Gatheru '20 (CAHNR) is one of just 62 students nationwide to receive the award, which is presented to undergraduate students who have devoted themselves to public service. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Environmental Studies Student Wins 2019 Truman, Udall Scholarships

Wanjiku Gatheru '20 (CAHNR) is the first student in UConn history to win these two prestigious national awards in the same year. Read more.

Janet Pritchard in the field in northern England, working on a project about Hadrian's Wall, which was built by the Romans as the northwest frontier of their empire. (Judith Thorpe Photo)

Photography Professor Janet Pritchard Wins Prestigious Guggenheim Award

Pritchard, a landscape photographer, will pursue a project on the Connecticut River Watershed during the period of her fellowship. Read more.

Biotechnology/bioinformatics concept showing DNA and protein letter background. (Getty Images)

UConn in Top 10 Worldwide for Biological Data Research Output

UConn tied for ninth-place with Princeton for research output in the fields of bioinformatics and computational biology, according to CSRankings. Read more.

Ph.D. students Leila Daneshmandi and Armin Tahmasbi Rad, both from the Department of Biomedical Engineering, have developed a technology that takes a patient’s tumor cells and grows them outside of the body to test different cancer treatments. (Evan Olsen Photography)

New Technology Designed to Reduce Mortality Rates in Cancer Patients

A pair of Ph.D. students developed a technology that takes a patient’s tumor cells and grows them outside of the body to test different cancer treatments. Read more.

A fifth-grader works at a computer during an after-school learning program. (Farah Nosh/Getty Images)

Study: After-school Programs Improve Academic Outcomes

A study of study over 9,000 students attending more than 100 after-school programs in Connecticut found those who participated had higher school attendance and higher academic performance. Read more.

The Husky mascot keeps his ears warm with a pair of argyle socks, while stirring up some Husky pride on UConn Giving Day, March 27-28. (UConn Foundation Photo)

‘UConn Gives 2019’ Breaks Last Year’s Records

Thanks to more than 4,600 members of UConn Nation, the initiative raised more than $400,000, besting last year’s total by more than $130,000. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS State Turns to UConn for Economic Analysis

BUS UConn Volunteers Complete 700 Tax Forms—For Free

CLAS Gun Violence Conference Addresses Public Health Crisis

ENG New Program Looks Local to Improve Road Safety

ENG Meet The Researcher: Sina Shahbazmohamadi, REFINE Center at UConn Tech Park

LAW Professor Alexandra Lahav Wins Teaching Award

MED Med Students Take Home First Place for Ultrasound Skills

PHR UConn and Yale Researchers Collaborate to Cure Deadly Glioblastoma Multiforme

SFA ‘It’s Always Pandemonium’ at The Ballard

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