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The costumed Husky mascot wears a graduation gown in the stands at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, which will host in-person commencement ceremonies in May.

UConn Announces Plans for 2021 Commencement with In-Person and Remote Options

Rentschler Field will host ceremonies over a five-day period in May Read more.
South Korean protesters stand beside a statue of a teenage girl symbolizing "comfort women," who were sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during World War II, near the Japanese embassy in Seoul on March 1, 2021, the 102nd anniversary of the Independence Movement Day against the 1910-1945 Japanese colonial rule.

Dudden: Law Professor Promotes Denialism on WW II Military Sexual Slavery

A still-contentious subject in Japan and Korea has become the focus of global attention Read more.
Brood X cicadas in Virginia in 2004.

Billions of Cicadas May Be Coming Soon to Trees Near You

After 17 years, the 'magic cicadas' of Brood X are back Read more.
UConn's Water Pollution Control Facility. Researchers are testing the abilities of certain kinds of shellfish to remove microplastics from water.

How Marine Animals Could Be Used to Clean Up Nature’s Big Pollutant: Microplastics

'Nature's perfect filtering machines' to the rescue Read more.
The aftermath of a car crash at night, with emergency vehicles in the background. Although fewer cars are on the road during the pandemic, the number of fatal crashes has actually increased.

Traffic is Down on American Highways During the Pandemic – But Vehicle Deaths Are Up

During the stay-at-home period, the incidence rate of fatal single-vehicle crashes increased 4.1 times Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS UConn Business Professors Present Five, Free Mini-Courses to Showcase Graduate Classes

LAW Student’s Road to UConn Law Also Leads to Entrepreneurship Award

LAW Julia Simon-Kerr Wins Teaching Award

LAW 13 UConn Law Alumni Named Cooper Fellows

MED Death of ‘Black Panther’ Star Sheds Light on Young Adults’ Colon Cancer Risks

MED UConn Health Minute: Psoriasis Care

UConn in the News

Associated Press

Michelle Obama Aims to Give a Million Meals in New Campaign

Kaiser Health News

Need Amid Plenty: Richest U.S. Counties Are Overwhelmed by Surge in Child Hunger

The Hartford Courant

With Connecticut Students Falling Behind Learning to Read During COVID-19, Proposed Right to Read Act Seeks to Help

BBC

‘Electoral Autocracy’: The Downgrading of India’s Democracy

Connecticut magazine

Researchers Need Your Help to Keep an Eye on Wildlife and the Environment

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