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Godfrey gathering samples of organisms while on a blue water dive.
Snapshot: A Voyage to the Only Marine National Monument in the U.S. Atlantic

'This begins the real focus on how communities of marine wildlife operate in the absence of significant direct human impacts' Read more.

Upadhyay in UConn's poultry facilities

$3.34 Million USDA Grant Supports Development of Organic Poultry Industry

This new grant focuses on multiple objectives to advance the safety, efficiency, and economic outlook for organic poultry farming Read more.

Andrei Abarientos ‘26 (CAHNR), a pathobiology and veterinary science major, is interning this summer at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a National Institutes of Health laboratory in Montana

Understanding what Makes Ticks Tick Through Their Spit

Andrei Abarientos ‘26 (CAHNR) is interning this summer at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a National Institutes of Health laboratory, to learn about a unique aspect of this harmful insect Read more.

John P. McGovern Award

Porcine Hydrogels Hold Potential Key for Regenerative Engineering

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin leads team researching a gap in regenerative engineering that could be solved with material collected from pig skeletal muscle Read more.

Artist's conception of b-cells.

B-cell, Begone! This Protein May Protect Against Immune Malfunction

Researchers at UConn Health look for ways to defuse B-cells gone bad Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

CAHNR

UConn 4-H Sparks Career Exploration for Tahlia Watson of Bloomfield

CLAS

Ecologist Karolina Heyduk Awarded $578,000 From National Science Foundation

MED

Patient Pain Free and Swinging a Golf Club After Cervical Disc Replacements

PHR

Diane Burgess Wins David J. W. Grant Distinguished Scholar in Basic Pharmaceutics Award

UCONN IN THE NEWS

The Conversation

Three Strategies to Help College Students Pick the Right Major the First Time Around

Medscape

How Targeting ‘Zombie Cells’ Could Help Extend Health Span

Lancaster (Pa.) Online

Inside Look at How the Carolina Panthers Are Keeping Cool This Summer

Business Insider

The Hagoromo Chalk Lore Keeps Hagoromo Heads Coming Back for More

The Hour

Federal Dementia Program Launches in Connecticut to Improve Care and Support Caregivers

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