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The skyline of lower Manhattan in New York City seen on May 9, 2018 from Weehawken, New Jersey. (Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images)

Op-ed: Would a Long Island Sound Tunnel Help Revive Connecticut’s Failing Economy?

Finance professor Fed Carstensen suggests that a tunnel under the Sound could benefit both Long Island residents and the Connecticut economy, and pay for itself over time. Read more.

Antonio Costa, assistant research professor of pharmaceutical science, right, explains the apparatus for continuous processing of liposome drug products to Katherine Tyner and Su-Lin Lee, both of the FDA’s Office of Pharmaceutical Quality, at the Pharmacy/Biology Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Researchers Lead National Effort to Improve Drug Manufacturing

Researchers in the School of Pharmacy are adapting the techniques of continuous manufacturing used in the electronics, chemical, and automobile industries to the production of complex drugs. Read more.

LGBTQ Teens Experiencing High Levels of Stress, says National Survey

Findings of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and UConn survey suggest that LGBTQ youth need support in the face of political attacks on LGBTQ equality. Read more.

UConn Health will host a phase three FDA trial for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder that will test whether the drug MDMA is a safe and effective treatment when used as an adjunct to psychotherapy. (Getty Images)

MDMA Opens Door for PTSD Patients to Work Through Trauma

UConn Health is one of a dozen sites in the nation to host a phase three clinical trial of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy. Read more.

A group hike following the reopening of the Hillside Environmental Education Park trail near the Innovation Partnership Building on April 26, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Nature Park an Opportunity for Quiet on Busy Campus

Ten years after the Hillside Environmental Education Park was created at the site of a former landfill, the park has been extended with additional land and trails. Read more.