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Series of Historical Markers Celebrate America’s 250th Through a Connecticut Lens

And while UConn wasn’t around in 1776, its fingerprints are all over the project Read more.

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From Detection to Measurement: NIH Funds UConn Research to Expand CRISPR’s Diagnostic Potential

Liu has received a prestigious grant to develop a next-generation diagnostic platform capable of accurately measuring cancer-related biomarkers in blood samples Read more.

A physiotherapist adjusts a knee brace on a patient 's leg,

A Soft Sensor for Knees Under Pressure

Finding the right amount of movement for people rehabbing from knee injuries Read more.

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There May Be Three Times as Many Insect Species as Previously Thought

A new estimate of insect species globally finds that there may be 8 to 14 million more species than people thought Read more.

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Working For a Resilient Future for All

The newly redesigned Institute of the Environment and Energy delivers sociotechnical approaches to environmental and energy sustainability, environmental health, and ecosystem restoration while empowering communities, governments, learners, and businesses Read more.

UCONN MAGAZINE

The Yogi Inside

“A practice like this is meant for a place like this,” says Nicole Hellthaler, who directs the global Prison Yoga Project and teaches Tuesday and Wednesday classes at the county jail in Little Rock, Arkansas. Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

CAHNR

Exploring STEM Futures through UConn 4-H’s Biotechnology Club

CAHNR

UConn Announces Recipients of 2026 Provost’s Outstanding Service Award

LAW

UConn Law Dean Eboni S. Nelson Receives Edwin Archer Randolph Diversity Award

UCONN IN THE NEWS

Nature Sustainability

A Campus Sustainability Journey

History News Network

Declaring ‘Revolution’

Popular Science

New Estimate: Earth Has 14 to 20 Million Insect Species

CT Insider

Climate-Fueled Storms Overtake Sea-Level Rise as Biggest Threat to CT Salt Marshes, Study Finds

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