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HuskyTHON Raises A Record $1.5 Million

UConn students danced their hearts out this past weekend at the annual 18-hour HuskyTHON and raised a record $1,520,234.98 to benefit the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. Read more.
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UConn Supporting Students’ Mental Health with New Initiatives, Expanded Services

As students’ mental health has become a critical discussion topic at colleges and universities nationwide, UConn is reviewing and enhancing services across its campuses to best meet the needs of its diverse student body. Read more.
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In The Lick Of Time

Customers will continue to enjoy vanilla ice cream at the UConn Dairy Bar and not even realize there was almost scarcity in the tasty treat. Read more.
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Paleontologists Discover Why the Oceans are So Diverse

A new study explores why the life in the world's oceans is so diverse. Read more.
President Tom Katsouleas and Jonathan the Husky pose with 2020 UConn Spirit awards recipients at the Wilbur Cross North Reading Room

UConn Spirit Awards Recognize Deserving Employees

The annual tradition recognizes the efforts of employees, especially staff, in building community and promoting civility. Read more.
A traditional white nurses' cap is imprinted with the type-written text of an immigration and naturalization form. It it held in a man's hands in this close-up image.

From Diaspora to Health Care Delivery: Exhibit Highlights Work of Filipino Nurses

“Your cap is a passport,” the nurses were told, as they were recruited from their home in the Philippines to work at hospitals in the United States and around the world – a reference to the starched dresses and caps worn by nurses that have since fallen out of fashion as well as the recognition […] Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Meet undergraduate student Daniel Mitola

CAHNR New course examines science and policy related to meat as food

BUS Professor Champions Businesses as Emerging Tech Disrupts Status Quo

DENT Teaching Dental Health Habits Early

MED UConn Health Minute: Dry Eye Relief

UConn in the News

WFSB Eyewitness News

Doctors Answer Questions Amid Coronavirus Concerns

Runner's World

Guzzling Too Many Sugary Drinks Can Hurt Your Cholesterol

The Hartford Courant

We Need a Law to Enforce Later School Start Times. Here’s Why.

The New York Times

School Lunch Overhaul Led to Healthier Meals for U.S. Kids

The Boston Globe

For Massachusetts Drivers, Hanging Up is Hard to Do

WFSB-TV

UConn Students Dance for 18 Hours Straight to Raise Money for Children’s Hospital

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