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Bad Gas

Can we make cattle farming more sustainable to feed a growing population? Read more.

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UConn Foundation Closes One of the Most Successful Fiscal Years in its History

The UConn Foundation announced Monday that it raised more than $144 million in fiscal year ’25 Read more.

From Scraps to Solutions: Engineering Student Transforms Campus Food Waste into Carbon Capture Material

Caitlin Noonan ’26 (ENG) created a highly-porous material from biochar, ideal for trapping gas molecules like CO₂ Read more.

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Life with Lori June: Professor Turns Kitchen into Classroom to Show Us How She Does It

'I guess my life is a lot about food. It’s my creative outlet. Food is the way that I love people. Life with Lori June is just a new extension of that' Read more.

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Sweet Disguise: Body Hides RNA With Sugar

Now that scientists understand the role of RNA glycosylation in deflecting immune system attention, they can check on whether that strategy is somehow going awry Read more.