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Mark Brand, professor of horticulture, stands with a descendent of the beloved "swing tree" growing along Swan Lake
Legacy of Beloved Former ‘Swing Tree’ Lives on As its Progeny Thrive on Campus

Instagram-famous tree was the only known example of Dahurian birch in the region Read more.

UConn students Robert Avena (left) and Sumeet Kadian (right) pose for a photo in front of the Hop River Trail tunnel in Bolton Notch State Park that runs under Interstate 384 in Bolton, CT

For Popular Trail, There’s Light at the End – and the Beginning, and the Middle – of the Tunnel

UConn students' Service Learning project will help make the Hop River Trail safer for the thousands of bikers and pedestrians who use it Read more.

Algae testing

Algae Agreement Offers an Ocean of Research Possibilities

UConn's Technology Commercialization Services brokered an agreement with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Services to preserve an extensive collection of algae Read more.

UConn Orthodontics Program Recognized Nationally for Research Activity

Since 1997, UConn has received at least 38 awards from the American Association of Orthodontists, with a total research funding of approximately $660,000 Read more.

UCONN MAGAZINE

Play Ball!

From spitballs to spin rates, these two alums have stayed with every curve thrown at them in a combined four decades of umpiring Major League Baseball. Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

MED

Podcast: What if Your Surgeon Had X-Ray Vision?

UCONN IN THE NEWS

The New Yorker

How Shinzo Abe Sought to Rewrite Japanese History

CNBC

U.S. Health Laws Don’t Always Protect Abortion Information, But New Bills Could Fill the Gaps

The Hartford Courant

Are the Outdoors Quieter? A Host of Threats Are Impacting Connecticut’s Insect Population

Wired

Permanent Birth Control Is in Demand in the US — But Hard to Get

Men's Health

How to Tweak Your Workouts as the World

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