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Researcher John Volin discusses the history of the state’s forests, and current threats from climate change, blights, and invasive species. (Yesenia Carrero/UConn Illustration)

Connecticut’s Forests Today a Far Cry from Towering Giants of Old

'We tend to look at deforestation in areas like the tropics, but we should also look at what is happening in our own backyard,' says researcher John Volin. 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.
A prototype wear sensor at the UTC Research Center in East Hartford on June 18, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

‘Smart’ Machine Components Alert Users to Damage and Wear

UConn and UTRC scientists are using advanced additive manufacturing to create novel wear sensors that can be embedded into machine parts. Read more.
Syringes scattered on a litter strewn pavement. (Getty Images)

Op-ed: I See What Heroin Does. Let People Shoot Up Safely

An emergency medical services coordinator at UConn John Dempsey Hospital, and paramedic in Hartford, explains why he advocates the safe-house model for heroin users. Read more.
Cyber security concept: lock on digital screen. (iStock Image)

Data Privacy Training for European Union Regs at Stamford

UConn is offering new training courses to prepare companies to comply with European Union data privacy regulations that went into effect this past May. Read more.
PIE Fellow Khushbu Patel, a biology major at Southern Connecticut State University, presents her summer research findings. Her research mentor was UConn Health's Zeeshan Ahmed, assistant professor of genetics. (Lauren Woods/UConn Health Photo)

Connecticut Student Researchers Shine at UConn Health

You are 'at the heart of the state’s future bioscience ecosystem,' keynote speaker Susan Froshauer told students participating in a new innovation program headed by UConn Health's Caroline Dealy, during the Aug. 1 event. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

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

OVPR $2M NIH Grant to Study Genetic Mechanisms of Inherited Heart Muscle Disorders

DENT UConn Health Awards and Honors

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

Washington Post

Topics like gun violence, labor rights and science fueled recent protests

National Public Radio

Off Your Mental Game? You Could Be Mildly Dehydrated

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