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Krenicki Student Building Portable AI Escape Room

Most people who play escape rooms are not there for the puzzles. They’re there for an interactive, immersive experience. Read more.

Dr. Zachary Maass, UConn team physician and sports medicine expert at UConn Health, demonstrates stretching exercises for the UConn golf coach.

Pinnacle of Performance: Strengthen Your Golf Game

Episode 1 of Pinnacle of Performance focuses on one of the most common – lower back injuries – and the steps you can take to stay healthy as well as improve your game. Read more.

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Enrichment Ensures Woodchuck Wellness

James Brennan, Animal Care Services (ACS) program manager, has published a paper providing guidance on best practices for keeping woodchucks in laboratory research settings. Read more.

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New Model Identifies Shortcut for Understanding Dolphin Health

After decades of research, a group of scientists have found a new way to use blood samples to evaluate the health of an entire dolphin population Read more.

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Letting Go of Lead Aprons

UConn faculty behind major new dental recommendation Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Greening the Food Supply Chain: Developing Sustainable Food Systems through Interdisciplinary Collaboration

CAHNR InCHIP Award Supports Ph.D. Student Research on Heart Disease Prevention in U.S. African Immigrants

CAHNR Studying the Changing Landscape of Forest Management

ENG UConn College of Engineering Graduate Programs Ranked Nationally

CLAS Mathematician Maria Gordina Named Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics

ED Neag School Professor Appointed to National Science Foundation Advisory Committee

LAW David Mahatha Joins UConn Law as Assistant Dean

MED Improving Workplace Conditions: ‘For Staff, by Staff’

MED Gut Bacteria Might Discourage Binge Drinking

MED Dr. Jennifer Baldwin: CHA ‘Healthcare Hero’

OVPR Clearly Defining ‘Long COVID’

UConn in the News

Associated Press

Mediterranean Diet or Not, Eating Seasonally Can Be Good For You

National Geographic

What is Kratom? The Truth Behind the Popular—and Controversial—Supplement

NBC Connecticut

Women’s Center for Motion and Performance at UConn Health

The Washington Post

How to Turn ‘Summer Slide’ Into Learning Opportunities for Children

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