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Plant and Soil Center Opens to the Public

UConn celebrated the opening of the George Leigh Minor Plant and Soil Health Center, bringing together research, diagnostics, and community engagement and advance plant and soil health across Connecticut Read more.

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Celebrating Mothers and Fathers, but Who Cares?

UConn sociologist Kim Price-Glynn took a look at the organizations that parents turn to when they themselves need care Read more.

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Owning the Market: When Everything is on the Line, Sometimes the ‘Little Guy’ Wins

How focused firms can sometimes get the better of larger, more diversified rivals Read more.

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$1.5M Gift Establishes the Chase-Bear-Dyer Advanced Triage Unit at UConn Health and the Chase-Bear-Dyer Family Classroom at the UConn School of Law

The gift will expand the emergency care department at UConn Health and enhance learning spaces for School of Law students Read more.

UConn Experts Push FIFA to Protect Players from Extreme Heat

The 2026 World Cup begins on June 11 in North America, along with the start of summer and high temperatures that pose a threat to athletes, fans, and workers Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR UConn Alum’s App Provides Accurate Food Additive Information

CLAS UConn Institute Helps Launch Statewide Hate Crime Reporting Campaign

LAW Professor Jessica de Perio Wittman Honored with American Association of Law Libraries Award

MED Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Appointed to Hitchcock Professorship at the University of California

MED Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Receives Honorary Doctorate from University of South Florida

SSW Lane Discusses Civic Engagement, Voting Rights, Power of Community on National Podcast

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What is 7-OH? Experts Warn of Emerging Opioid Threat