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Hallowed Ground

As part of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, a student-athlete from the 1981 NCAA Championship field hockey team and two current women’s basketball players compare and contrast their experiences on “Hallowed Ground.” Read more.

A football game at the Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Mickey Grace Embraces Her Role on UConn Football Coaching Staff

Grace’s rise in the football profession is being saluted this weekend, as UConn celebrates the 50th anniversary of Title IX Read more.

Biomedical engineer Liisa Kuhn holds the soft, breathable material that serves as an alternative to uncomfortable, unnatural-looking prosthetics.

3D Printing Technology Benefits Breast Cancer Survivors

'It's been a need for many, many years, and it takes someone like a biomedical engineer to say, "I can do this"' Read more.

Portrait shot of UConn Stamford campus director Dr. Jennifer Orlikoff

A Conversation with Jennifer Orlikoff, UConn’s New Stamford Campus Director

'Once a student walks on our campus as an incoming freshman, I feel strongly that it’s our duty – or you could even call it our moral obligation – to make sure they get all the way through and receive their degree' Read more.

Earth’s night lights as observed in 2016 based on NASA’s Black Marble Product.

Viewing Earth from Space at Night: Tracking Our Changing Black Marble

Turning on the lights when the sun goes down offers great insights into a range of human activities. Now scientists have a way to make better use of satellite data monitoring nighttime light changes Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

DENT

Dental Students Provide Free Dental Care to Hundreds in Rhode Island

ED

Neag School Researcher Named Co-Editor-In-Chief of Prestigious Evaluation Journal

LAW

Law School Helped His Career and Now Bob Brady ’78 Is Giving Back

LAW

Karen DeMeola Named Inaugural Assistant Dean for Diversity, Belonging and Community Engagement

UCONN IN THE NEWS

The New York Times

A Minecraft Player Set Out to Build the Known Universe, Block by Block

The Washington Post

The Killing Of Dom and Bruno

CNN

Opinion: Why I Hope 2022 Will Be Another 1886

Religion News Service

PBS Docs Depict Frederick Douglass’ and Harriet Tubman’s Paths of Freedom, Faith

Hartford Business Journal

2022 Power 25 Health Care: Dr. Bruce Liang

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