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UConn Business Student is Intern at 2026 Winter Olympics

'That’s the best thing about sports, it unites people' Read more.

UConn Formula SAE students pose with a student-built race car at a competition track.

UConn Engineering Alum Powers Performance at McLaren Racing

Abhiemanyu Sukumaran ’24 (ENG) landed his dream job as a Performance Analysis Engineer at McLaren Racing after serving as president of UConn Formula SAE for two years Read more.

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Program to Support College Access, Completion Shows Strong Success, Gets Grant Extension

The programming is centered on the campuses in Avery Point, Hartford, Stamford, and Waterbury, which together enroll more than 5,200 undergraduates Read more.

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Colder than Ice: Developing an Improved Quantum Degenerate Cooling Method

Simone Colombo is developing a faster method for cooling gases with a host of quantum applications Read more.

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More Than Disease: Art Major with Goal of Becoming MD Humanizes Patients on Canvas

‘People make this crazy distinction between art and science, but they’re really just two sides of the same coin to me’ Read more.

UCONN MAGAZINE

Our Candy Crush: Greg Guidotti

Like the criminal masterminds who stole the French crown jewels from the Louvre, the Bristol bandits took only the things of greatest value: cigarettes, lottery tickets, and the store’s supply of Nerds Gummy Clusters. Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

CAHNR

First Year Programs Names Excellence in Teaching Award for Steven Zinn

ED

An Analysis of Special Education Outplacement in Connecticut

LAW

UConn Law Students Celebrated at Student Scholarship Showcase

MED

‘Healthy Rounds’: Our Great Strides in Cardiology Care

OVPR

UConn Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Attends The World Academy of Sciences Conference

OVPR

UConn Participating in Novel Clinical Trial for Curbing the Most Common Type of Kidney Inflammation

PHR

UConn Pharmacy Students Bring Clinical Care Expertise to Hartford Residents

UCONN IN THE NEWS

The Washington Post

What Separates a Lake from a Pond? How About Creeks and Rivers?

Fox 61

UConn Fire Department Responds to Mansfield Train Crash

NBC Connecticut

Navigating Seasonal Affective Disorder with Shorter Daylight Hours

KWQC (Davenport, Iowa)

Pills and Gummies Sold at Gas Stations Could Pose Addiction Risks

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