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Science in Seconds: Exertional Heat Stroke

What happens when the human body gets too hot? And what can you do if someone gets too hot? Douglas Casa, professor of kinesiology and chief executive officer of UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute explains. Read more.

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Get Seeded: Demo Day supports, uplifts UConn’s aspiring entrepreneurs

Allie Davenport’s company, StarMind, was the winner of this year’s Get Seeded Demo Day. In its second year, Demo Day is the culminating event of UConn’s Get Seeded program. Read more.

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Test-Optional Applications Pilot Shows Promise, Has Been Renewed for Three More Years

UConn is seeing increases in enrollment among students from first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented populations Read more.

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An Immersive Experience in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Through the TIP Innovation Fellowship Program, undergraduates and grad students learn the full gamut of what it takes to run a successful startup. Read more.

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New UConn Endowed Chairs in Human Rights Inspired by the Legacies of Dodd, Osiatyński

The new faculty positions will be part of the Human Rights Institute Read more.

UCONN MAGAZINE

I Wouldn't Have Listened to Me

The I-84 musings of famed sportswriter Leigh Montville '65 (CLAS). Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

DENT

’22 Coast to Coast Comes Home

ENG

Using Machine Learning to Identify Promising Polymer Membranes

MED

UConn Medical School Selected for First ‘Creative Community’ of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)

MED

UConn Center on Aging Researcher Named to Board of Directors of The Gerontological Society of America

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Student News from Sartor Lab – Summer 2022

UCONN IN THE NEWS

Newsweek

Good Guys With Guns May Be Heroes — But They’re Not Our Solution

The New Yorker

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USA Today

How Will the Obesity Epidemic End? With Kids.

Hearst Connecticut Media

Heat Wave in Connecticut: 7 Facts and Predictions About Climate Change in Connecticut

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