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Puppetry Photography: Overcoming Loneliness

Elise Vanase ’21 (SFA) didn't let a pandemic stop her from pursuing her IDEA Grant senior project Read more.

The exterior of the Werth Tower building at dusk.

Meet ‘Super Dave,’ the Werth Institute Venture Builder Helping UConn’s Student Entrepreneurs

'I feel like there's no more noble or higher calling at the moment than creating jobs and economy for people' Read more.

Dean Jason Irizarry.

Jason Irizarry Named Dean of the Neag School of Education

Irizarry, who has served as interim dean since March 1, will be the first Latino dean to lead the Neag School. Read more.

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UConn Researchers Develop Cheap, Accurate Device to Diagnose COVID-19

How red blood cells and laser light offer the opportunity to make a rapid diagnosis Read more.

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A Clinic Without Walls

Students help uninsured members of the local community with pro bono health and wellness services Read more.

UCONN MAGAZINE

Committed to Social Work

At age 97, Esther Pahl '52 MSW is still very much making a difference. Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

DENT

Students Spruce Up Community Gardens for Spring Service Day

LAW

Taking the Distance Out of Distance Learning

MED

Fixing Pain to Keep Patients Running

MED

Patient Grateful for Full Recovery from Stroke at UConn Stroke Center

MED

UConn Health Minute: Salvaging Your Sleep

MED

Veteran Saves Fellow Veteran from Deadly Heart Attack

UCONN IN THE NEWS

The New York Times

Can Removing Highways Fix America’s Cities?

BBC

The Reason Wild Forests Beat Plantations

Associated Press

Basketball-Centric UConn Proving It’s Also a Baseball School

Bloomberg

Big Business Loses a Political Home Amid Its Feud With the GOP

CNBC

How Racial Trauma Affects Your Mental Health, and Tips For Coping As We Return to ‘Normal’

Hearst Connecticut Media

Here’s Why COVID Vaccine Passports Are Not Likely in Connecticut

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