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Vanessa Scanlon working in a lab

Set Up for Success: UConn Health Nurtures Research Careers

Vanessa Scanlon is on the faculty of UConn Health after receiving her undergraduate degree from UConn and her Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from UConn Health Read more.

UConn student working in the greenhouse at the Spring Valley Farm

‘A Home and a Community’ on UConn’s Student Farm

Each year, a group of students lives on UConn’s Spring Valley Student Farm where they work together to tend crops, build community, and foster their own personal growth Read more.

Shine On: UConn Dedicates Solar-Powered STEAM Tree

A new solar-powered STEAM tree will allow UConn community members to charge their personal devices as they enjoy time on the Student Union Mall Read more.

UConn mechanical engineering students, from left, Leila Awad, Kaley Luk, Eddy Ramos and Patrick Miconi work on the prototype of their project for Senior Design Demonstration Day—an affordable, ADA-compliant, sustainably produced, easy-to-assemble accessibility ramp—in the Innovation Zone in the Peter J. Werth Residence Tower

UConn Engineering Seniors Building a Better Ramp

'Whenever I called up on a ramp, I’d say there’s a problem getting ramps. What I heard was, "yeah, ain’t there?"' Read more.

UConn Researchers Developing Algorithm to Combat Bias in Identifying Child Maltreatment

The tool will help providers overcome barriers to better identify potential cases of child abuse Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS U.S. News & World Report Ranks UConn MBA No. 1 in Connecticut

BUS ‘Hall of Fame’ Ceremony Celebrates Alumni Success—From Main Street to Wall Street

CAHNR Running in the UConn Health Half Marathon? Don’t Wait to Train

CLAS Irene Soteriou ’23, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

CLAS Shenelle Shaw ’23, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

DENT 2023 Keynote Speaker for Doctor of Sciences and Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine Commencement

ED Neag School Named a Top 25 Public Graduate School of Education

ENG Student Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Pitch Day

PHR UConn School of Pharmacy 2023 Commencement Speakers

UConn in the News

The New York Times

Nurturing Nature in Your Yard

Contemporary Pediatrics

Analyzing the Lived Experiences of Young People with Sickle Cell Disease

NBC Connecticut

How the Abortion Pill Case Impacts Doctors and Patients

WFSB-TV

Learning About Geriatricians

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