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State Investment in QuantumCT Supports Innovation Infrastructure

Gov. Ned Lamont announced that Connecticut will invest more than $50 million in New Haven to spur growth in cutting-edge sectors, including $10 million for QuantumCT, a statewide initiative led by UConn and Yale Read more.

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School of Social Work Awarded $2.4M to Address Youth Behavioral Health Crisis

With support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 17 Master of Social Work students will be selected annually as Behavioral Health Scholars, receiving specialized coursework, intensive practicum placements, and faculty mentorship Read more.

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UConn Puppet Arts Alums Shine Bright as Diamonds in 60th Anniversary Exhibition

'Puppets can make us laugh and cause us to cry. They can inspire us to action and give us ideas to contemplate. Reality and fantasy are equally expressed through the puppet arts' Read more.

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Snapshot: A Unique Collaboration Helps Boost Conservation with GIS Training

A close-knit group of friends -- who also happen to be GIS experts -- share their knowledge to enhance conservation efforts in Africa Read more.

Microalgae produced in the Department of Nutritional Sciences

Turning Microalgae into a Sustainable High Protein Food Solution

By changing the amount of certain nutrients the tiny marine plants receive, the UConn team produced microalgae with up to 25% more protein Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

CAHNR

Learning from the Dead to Better Serve the Living

DENT

UConn Health Named One of Forbes America’s Best-In-State Employers 2025

DENT

Synergy Retreat Brings Together UConn, ADA Researchers

ENG

Xueju ‘Sophie’ Wang Named 2026 Recipient of SEM’s James W. Dally Young Investigator Award

ENG

UConn Tech Park Announces New Advisory Board

MED

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Elected International Fellow of Chinese Society for Biomaterials

MED

Bringing Together Endocrinology Experts

MED

UConn Indoor Air Quality Initiative at the United Nations

MED

New England Sickle Cell Institute Continues Raising Awareness

MED

Our Impact

OVPR

OVPR Presents 2025 Year in Review

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Do We Need Rural School Preserves?

The Washington Post

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Bloomberg

Too Many Scientific ‘Discoveries’ Get Discredited

Psychology Today

Jane Goodall Changed How We See Ourselves

Connecticut Public

UConn Professor Paul Herrnson Weighs In On Government Shutdown

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