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"Innovation Connecticut" on a screen with a row of chairs on the stage
UConn Innovation Documentary Draws Hundreds, Prompts Insightful Panel Discussion

'UConn has been at the heart of our innovation for many years, and we need it more now than ever' Read more.

Jonathan Chambers ’28, (CLAS) planting the Flex Farm at UConn Stamford

Husky Harvest Stamford Bolsters Food Pantry Offerings with New Partnerships, New Initiatives

'We’re trying to tie together everything we’re doing to fight food insecurity at UConn Stamford. All our initiatives need to support one another' Read more.

$17.7 Million Contract Funds Development of Non-Invasive Biomarker Detection Technology

The contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will develop a sensor to detect heat acclimation for warfighters Read more.

Elsio Wunder, a scientist wearing a labcoat and gloves draws liquid up into a pipette.

CAHNR Researcher Wins $3.8 Million NIH Grant to Develop Leptospirosis Vaccine

With no vaccine and no cure, leptospirosis kills an estimated 60,000 people every year. Elsio Wunder is working to change this Read more.

The UConn Foundation on October 8, 2020.

UConn Endowment Returns 12.1% Growth, Outperforming Many Peers

This year’s strong returns outperformed the UConn Foundation’s long-term, inflation-adjusted return target and outpaced many of UConn’s peer universities Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

CAHNR

UConn Doctoral Student Awarded NOAA-Sea Grant Fellowship for Sea Scallop Research

CAHNR

InCHIP Funds Groundbreaking Pilot Projects, Planting Seeds for Future External Grant Success

CLAS

Meet Dimitris Xygalatas, New Director of the Cognitive Science Program

MED

UConn’s Dr. Andrew Arnold Awarded Highest Honor of The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research

OVPR

Research of Postdoctoral Fellows Celebrated at UConn Health

SSW

Latest Early Childhood Contract with State Expands on Relationship

UCONN IN THE NEWS

NBC Connecticut

High-Tech Driving Testing Facility Planned at UConn Campus

Hartford Courant

Enjoy That Extra Hour of Weekend Sleep. But Daylight Saving Is a National Debate, and Changes Can Impact Health, Docs Say.

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