WEEKLY HEADLINES

A woman runs on a treadmill while another woman stands next to it speaking to her. The wall behind them reads MISSION HEAD LAB AT UCONNS KOREY STRINGER INSTITUTE

15 Years of Advancing Heat Safety with the Korey Stringer Institute

The Korey Stringer Institute, a world leader in exertional heat research celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2025 Read more.

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Perfect Storms: UConn Research Team Shining Light on Extreme Weather Preparedness in Connecticut

Aging volunteers, limited resources, and 'everything's fine' thinking make for potentially serious problems in the face of disasters Read more.

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What’s Going on With Gifted Education?

UConn researchers help steer the field in new publication Read more.

Ketogenic low carbs diet concept. Healthy eating and dieting with salmon fish, avocado, eggs and nuts.

Faking a Ketogenic Diet May Still Get Results – in Fruit Flies

There could be ways to get the benefits of a ketogenic diet without the difficulty of maintaining it - but there are downsides Read more.

A female missionary poses with children outside

Study Finds That Missionaries Pull from Same Language Toolkit to Describe Experiences

'Life is full of challenging transitions. ... Our study gives us insight into the ways people draw upon language to give meaning and make sense of something that’s challenging' Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

DENT

UConn Dental Celebrates Outstanding Researchers

EPSY Scholars Program Empowers Neag School Students to Pursue Research, Professional Interests

Neag School Researcher Finds That Human Creativity Still Matters in an Age of AI

Connection Matters in Coping With Campus Violence

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University Scholars Tackle Environmental and Energy Challenges Through Advanced Research

MED

New Vice President of the Gerontological Society of America is from UConn

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Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Awarded Pariser Global Lectureship for Innovation in Physical Sciences

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His Excellency Julian Du Bois of St. Lucia Visits The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering at UConn

UCONN IN THE NEWS

Time

8 Ways to Become a Nicer Person

Times Higher Education

Iranian Student Among Those Killed as Regime Cracks Down

Science Daily

This New Imaging Technology Breaks the Rules of Optics

Hearst Connecticut Media

Americans Are Living Longer but Spending More Years in Poor Health

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