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Irene Soteriou, a Truman Scholar, at the Wilbur Cross North Reading Room
UConn Junior Named A Truman Scholar

Junior Irene Soteriou ’23 (CLAS) has been named a Truman Scholar, marking the tenth time since 1986 that a UConn student has won the prestigious honor Read more.

An aerial view of the Wilbur Cross Building.

UConn Students Completing Their Degrees At Fastest Rate Among All Peer Institutions

UConn students receive their undergraduate degrees in 4.1 years on average Read more.

Sabrina Uva, a UConn senior who has led an effort to provide menstrual products like tampons for free at state-funded institutions in Connecticut.

Graduating HDFS Student Driven to Advocacy: ‘Everyone should have access to basic needs’

'I get involved in everything I’m passionate about, and UConn gave me that ability to tap into these different networks' Read more.

People wearing a protective facemasks to help stop the spread of a deadly SARS-like virus which originated in the central city of Wuhan are seen inside a subway train in Beijing on January 28, 2020.

UConn Professor: Alert U.S. Executives Sold Stock Before COVID-Induced Price Plunge

Executives with corporate ties to China were quicker to respond in the early stages of the outbreak Read more.

Changing the Channel on Stroke Treatment: Novel Technology Provides New Path to Prevent Neuronal Death

Lixia Yue’s team discovered that a specific peptide sequence can disrupt the interaction between an ion channel and receptors in our brain responsible for neuronal death during an ischemic stroke Read more.

UCONN MAGAZINE

Call Cowen!

The more extraordinary the challenge, the more likely UConn Distinguished Alumnus Scott Cowen will be asked to help. Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

CAHNR

SNAP-Ed Supports Nutrition Education, Gains Attention from National Food & Nutrition Services

CAHNR

CAHNR Alum Yangha Kim Unlocking Health Benefits of Plants

DENT

Faculty Receives Presidential Award From Leading Dental Research Organization

DENT

UConn Health Minute: Restoring Your Smile

DENT

Renowned Cancer Expert to Address UConn Health Graduates

CAHNR

UConn Eversource Energy Center Partners with Dominion Energy

LAW

CULI To Close as Executive Director Retires

OVPR

Nurse Researcher Receives $15,000 Grant from UConn InCHIP to Investigate Inherited Stress in Black Mothers and Preterm Infants

UCONN IN THE NEWS

The New York Times

‘This Is American History’: The Hall of Fame Reconsiders Race

The New York Times

The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings

NBC Connecticut

Will Everyone Get COVID? UConn Health Doctor Weighs In

The Chronicle (Willimantic, Conn.)

How UConn Came To Be Was a Long, Winding Journey

NBC Connecticut

UConn Studies Parents’ Comments About Kids’ Weight

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