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WEEKLY HEADLINES      

Graduating UConn medical student and future primary care doctor Lily Zhong celebrating Match Day 2025 with her parents.
111 UConn Medical Students Meet Their Residency Match

Largest Match Day ever for Connecticut’s No. 1 producer of new doctors, UConn School of Medicine Read more.

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Art Exhibition No ‘Joke’ in Asking Hard Questions

'Joker Stardust,' on display March 27-30, started as a critique of consumerism inspired by the 1980s but eventually morphed into a multilayered project focused on the 1960s and 1970s that asks the question, 'Who am I?' Read more.

A wintry landscape seen from an airplane.

Linking Indigenous Knowledge with Decision Making

A UConn grad is navigating the complexities of history, regulation, and climate change in the push to restore Indigenous subsistence rights Read more.

Two women speaking in office setting

Social Workers Are a Vital Part of Care Teams

UConn Health recognizes contributions of its 35 social workers Read more.

Truck driver driving on the highway, seen from inside the cab.

UConn Professor Examines the Health Risks of Life on the Road

Long-haul truckers play a vital role in the economy, but face a daunting array of health risks stemming from their work Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

BUS

‘Go Getter’ High School Students Explore Data Analytics Profession at UConn Event: ‘It Looks Like a Fun Career’

CLAS

Connecticut’s 2025 Letters About Literature Contest Winners Named

ED

10 Questions With Women’s Sports Expert Risa Isard

ENG

19th MSI Research Day Draws Nearly 100

ENG

Junbo Zhao from UConn College of Engineering Wins NSF CAREER Award

ENG

Four College of Engineering Faculty Elected to CASE

LAW

UConn Law Professor Leslie Levin Honored by New York State Bar Association

MED

Distinguished Scientist Award Goes to UConn’s Dr. David C. Steffens

UCONN IN THE NEWS

Forbes

Charter School Organization Opposes Religious Charter School

Martha Stewart

8 Plants You Should Never Grow in a Small Yard, According to Horticulturists

The Washington Post

Butterflies in the US are Disappearing at a ‘Catastrophic’ Rate

Hartford Courant

Beavers Have Made a Comeback in Connecticut. A New UConn Project Aims to Track Their Growth.

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