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A Madagascar hissing cockroach. (Getty Images)

A Cyborg Cockroach Could Someday Save Your Life

UConn engineers’ microcircuit could improve control of futuristic biobots. Read more.

When the swing tree was healthy, it was a popular place for students and visitors. (Sean Flynn/UConn File Photo)

UConn Taking Measures to Preserve Health of ‘Swing Tree’

Experts determined recently the tree that is home to two popular swings wasn’t absorbing enough water at the roots. Read more.

A young boy working at a light bulb factory in India. )Photo by Robin Romano/University Library Archives Special Collections)

Class: Human Rights and the Supply Chain

A human rights class for engineering and social sciences students encourages complementary approaches to social and environmental sustainability. Read more.

Kailin Lu '20 (CLAS), left, Emmanuel 'Manny' Chinyumba '20 (CLAS), and Princess Madu '19 (CLAS), tour guides at the Lodewick Visitors Center, are among the students talking about what they are looking forward to this year at UConn. (Julie Bartucca/UConn Photo)

Students, What’s in Storrs for You This Year?

Julie Bartucca of UConn360 Podcast asks students what they are looking forward to at UConn in 2018-19. Read more.

Lights, Camera, Action: UConn’s Film Club

The UConn Film Club provides a place for students to learn about the filmmaking process and work on their own original productions. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

OVPR New $3M NIH Grant Targets Respiratory Infection with Mathematical Modeling

SSW MSW Student Awarded Minority Fellowship from CSWE

OVPR UConn Spinout Wins NIH R&D Grant for Artificial Salivary Gland

UConn in the News

Hearst media

Stock Market Gains Not Felt by Workers, Studies Show

AMA Wire

3 Ways Virtual Patients Help Medical Students Step Up Their Game

The Atlantic

This Tiny Songbird Rolls Its Head to Break Its Victim’s Neck

Diverse Issues in Higher Education

UConn Has Been “Intentional” About Diversity Efforts

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