WEEKLY HEADLINES

Aerial image of the University of Connecticut during Fall 2023.

UConn Applications Skyrocket to Record High, Far Surpassing 50,000 for First Time

More than 56,700 aspiring Huskies have already applied for spots in this fall’s entering class Read more.

Grab that Safety Vest, Get Your Hazard Lights Ready: Students Invited to “Reflect” on Public Safety at 2024 HackUConn

An opportunity to network, be creative, and solve real-world problems at UConn's flagship hackathon Read more.

Yangchao Luo of the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources works in a laboratory in the Advanced Technology Laboratory

An Environmentally Friendly Way to Turn Seafood Waste into Value-added Products

'We are hoping we can turn this trash into a treasure' Read more.

Students in professor Enrique Figueredo's Printmaking Workshop class (ART 3530) observe and discuss some of the artwork put on display by Assistant Curator and Academic Liaison for University Learning Amanda Douberley in the Benton Museum of Art's new Education Space

Benton Collection Not Just for Art Students; New Education Center Allows for Deeper Learning

'We don’t provide the stereotypical idea of just a walk and talk; we're really asking visitors to participate' Read more.

UCONN MAGAZINE

The Anatomy of a Fruit Fly

Two professors and a grad student devise a class to help students get the wet lab experience they need for grad school — with an assist from the mighty fruit fly. Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

ENG

Matheou’s Art, Inspired by Fluid Dynamics, on Display at National Academy of Sciences

MED

71 Going on 32: Patient Tells of ‘Successful Aging’

PHR

Youssef Bessada named 2024 School of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year

UCONN IN THE NEWS

Insider Higher Ed

Stone Wall Science

Time magazine

The U.S. Only Pretends to Want ‘Freedom of the Seas’

Hartford Business Journal

Connecticut Has an Engineer Shortage; Some Colleges Are Working to Address the Need

Hearst Connecticut Media

How Should Schools Teach Reading? It’s the Hottest Debate in Connecticut Education

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