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Weekly Headlines

Confronting the ‘Insect Apocalypse’

A period of mass extinction threatens insects - and the humans and animals who depend on them Read more.

Understanding flood damage risks is especially important in Connecticut, where high density development is common along the shoreline.

Don’t Get Soaked: Flood Damage Could Lessen if Cities Build Smarter

More pavement means more damage from floods Read more.

Eating Under The Sea: UConn Researchers Find Health Benefits of Connecticut-Grown Sugar Kelp

A first-of-its-kind study finds nutrition benefits for locally-grown sugar kelp, an increasingly important crop for the state. Read more.

Walking Down Memory Lane to Battle COVID Isolation

An unexpected result of a project designed to combat pandemic isolation changed the lives of a student and her 93-year-old project partner. Read more.

UConn Student Honored By Phi Beta Kappa With Public Service Award

'Public service is about giving back,' says Michael Hernandez '22 (CLAS) Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Venkitanarayanan Named Institute of Food Technologists Fellow

BUS Deloitte Foundation Funding Helps UConn Attract, Retain High-Performing Accounting Educators

MED UConn Liver Specialist Awarded Fulbright Scholarship to Teach in Egypt

UConn in the News

Connecticut Health I-Team

Study: Pandemic Took Toll On LGBTQ+ Mental Health

The Washington Post

Bad Holocaust Education Leads to Bad Holocaust Analogies

NBC Connecticut

Wide-Awake Surgery at UConn Health

The Hartford Courant

Between the Old and New Normal, Andy Bessette Steers the Travelers Championship to Its Destination

Phys.org

See You in 17 Years: America’s Cicada Plague Winding Down

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