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Largest Research Grant in UConn History Awarded by the National Science Foundation

The largest grant in UConn’s history awarded to the UConn School of Medicine will create a Network for Advanced NMR, a powerful method for analyzing molecules. Read more.

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CAHNR Alum Yuri Hosokawa Turns Down the Heat at Tokyo 2020

Hosokawa is advising local and international organizers to improve treatment for exertional heat stroke in the summer Olympic games Read more.

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UConn School of Engineering Unveils the Vergnano Institute for Inclusion, Supported by UConn Alumni Mark and Betsy Vergnano’s $3M Donation

The gift represents the largest diversity, equity, and inclusion investment in UConn School of Engineering history and is one of the largest single DEI investments in UConn Read more.

Beach houses on Lake Michigan, lake erosion dangerously close to houses, half the beach is gone due to high water

Should We Stay or Should We Go? Shoreline Homes and Rising Sea Levels in Connecticut

How strategies to address rising sea levels could affect local taxes, home values, and other factors Read more.

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Summer Undergraduate Researcher Nicole Khusid ’22 (CLAS)

Khusid is energized by the opportunity to do research on the kinds of problems we don't have answers for yet Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

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UConn Researcher Performing Collaborative Research Assessing City Water Systems Resilience

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UConn Researcher Receives $2 Million from NIH to Understand Role of Non-coding RNAs in Drug Metabolism

Probiotic Intervention to Prevent Salmonella Infection in Poultry

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Long-COVID Recovery Center at UConn Health helping those with Post-COVID Issues

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Once-a-Day Pills for Sickle Cell Changing Young Woman’s Life

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UConn Students Striking Out Health Inequity by Screening Patients for Social Determinants of Health

UCONN IN THE NEWS

Good Morning America

From Car Crashes to Plane Delays, Cicadas Wreaking Havoc By the Billions

The Washington Post

The Past Two Decades Have Seen Dramatic Rise In Elderly Taking Drugs That Can Lead to Falls

The New York Times

‘Flying Treats’: Can Dogs and Cats Snack Safely on Cicadas?

Inside Higher Ed

Taming the Critical Voice of Self-Doubt

WFSB-TV, Hartford

Protect Yourself from Skin Cancer

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