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UConn Hosts Rising Innovators Through the Global Nexus Program

Through the U.S. Mission in India, entrepreneurs are equipped with training, mentorship and opportunities for U.S. collaboration Read more.

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‘I Get to Be an Artist’

First-year prosthodontics resident blends music and dentistry Read more.

Jeffrey Newton

Neag School Alumnus Jeffrey Newton Honored as Connecticut’s 2026 Superintendent of the Year

Newton ’13 ELP, superintendent of East Lyme Public Schools, was recently recognized by the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents Read more.

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UConn Leverages AI to Personalize Learning for Student Success

An AI-powered approach to help neurodiverse students succeed in learning Read more.

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UConn-led Project Promotes Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities

Funded by a $500,000 NSF grant, the two-year initiative spearheaded by researchers at UConn-based Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) will ensure coastal communities have access to the expertise and tools needed to develop and implement strategies and policies that make them more resilient to the effects of extreme weather and climate change Read more.

UCONN MAGAZINE

Someone to Talk To

Bobby Melley, former Husky and Tampa Bay Ray, invented an app to help student-athletes battle isolation. Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

BUS

UConn Real Estate Students Take Top Prize in ‘Future of Housing’ Competition at Boston College

ED

New Developmental English Lexicon Database Reveals How Children Learn to Read

NUR

UConn Nursing Alumna Honored with the Excellence in Nursing Leadership Award

OVPR

UConn Medical Students Always Advancing Scientific Knowledge

OVPR

MSW Students Pursue Passion-Driven Research Through Independent Study

UCONN IN THE NEWS

Ag Daily

The Quiet Ascent of Agriculture Innovation at Northeast Universities

The Cool Down

Scientists Make Key Breakthrough in Fight Against Major Threat to Food Supply

Hartford Business Journal

Amid Agwunobi’s Return, UConn Health Pursues Statewide Growth and Acquisition Strategy

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