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UConn Students Earn Gilman Scholarships

22 UConn students have earned Gilman awards in the last two cohorts for a total of more than $75,000 in scholarship funding Read more.

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‘Healthy Rounds’: How Worried Should We Be About Hantavirus?

UConn Health’s Dr. David Banach shares his infectious diseases expertise on Dr. Anthony Alessi’s podcast Read more.

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Extreme Weather Events Accelerating Tidal Wetland Loss

This paper marks the very first time scientists have successfully linked tidal wetland loss to specific storm events Read more.

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Partners in Life and in the Lab

How one couple turned their shared life in UConn Health research into a generous legacy that will jumpstart students’ scientific careers Read more.

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Heat Tolerance Tests Fail to Account for Sex Differences

A new UConn study shows that a standard heat tolerance test does not work equally well to measure tolerance in males and females Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

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UConn Provost Announces 2026 Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship

CLAS

UConn Hartford Students Apply Organic Chemistry to Public Health

DENT

Dental Faculty Recognized by American Academy of Oral Medicine

DENT

A Lasting Gift

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Neag School Honors Faculty and Staff With 2026 Annual Awards

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Neag School Researchers Honored with AERA Awards

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Technology Entrepreneurship: Budding Entrepreneurs Gain Real-World Feedback

LAW

UConn School of Law Celebrates 103rd Commencement

MED

Future Doctors Being Made at UConn ‘Kickoff’ Their Clinical Training Rotations Across Connecticut

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Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin is Distinguished Visiting Professor and Grand Rounds Guest Speaker at University of Alberta Tom Williams Surgical Research Day

SSW

School of Social Work Faculty Honored for Teaching Innovation

UCONN IN THE NEWS

Earth.com

Guide Dog Success May Be Written in Their DNA

Medscape

Ketamine Tied to Rapid Relief of Depression Symptoms, Suicidal Ideation

Hartford Courant

New UConn ‘Health’ Center Offers More Public Access, More Space For Research.

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