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A partial view of Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq oil processing plant on September 20. Saudi Arabia said on September 17 its oil output will return to normal by the end of September, seeking to soothe rattled energy markets after attacks on two instillations that slashed its production by half. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP / Getty Images)

‘Wake-up Call’: Drone Strikes in Saudi Arabia Show Urgency of UConn Research

Researchers at UConn's Eversource Energy Center are working hand-in-hand with its namesake to build a drone detection system for the state's major electrical provider. Read more.

Left to right, UConn Professors Baikun Li, and Guiling Wang, and Wangchi Zhou, Ph.D.

Engineers Produce Water-Saving Crop Irrigation Sensor

The sensors are small enough to insert into the soil and less expensive to manufacture than current technology, the researchers write in the Journal of Sensors and Actuators. Read more.

Teacher with male students. (Getty Images)

Career and Technical H.S. Grads Have More Initial Earning Power, Study Says

The alternative pathway for high school students generates positive educational and labor market outcomes, says new UConn study. Read more.

Female student stands outside UConn Rec Center on a sunny day

Meet the Researcher: Chelsea Garcia ’20, Nutritional Sciences

“I want to continue to do research and relay those findings to the public with the hopes of having a positive impact,” says Chelsea Garcia '20 (CAHNR). Read more.

Black and white photo showing a crowd of people listening to speakers in front of the UConn Student Union in 1969

‘Day-Glo and Napalm’ Exhibition Looks Back at UConn Activism

An exhibit on display at the Dodd Center looks back on the turbulent years of Vietnam-era protest at UConn. Read more.

Taylor Harton '23 (CLAS) gives tours of the new Recreation Facility on Prospective Students Open House on Sept. 21, 2019. (Lucas Voghell/UConn Photo)

All That UConn Offers

On campus, it's easy to spot tours of prospective students. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS Karen Munson Savors the Sweet Taste of Success

CAHNR CT Sea Grant Leads National Aquaculture Projects

CLAS UConn to Offer Tropical Studies Courses in South Africa

ED Fall 2019 Neag School Faculty Appointments

ENG UConn Partners in $100M DOE Innovation Hub on Water Technologies

LAW Symposium Devoted to Work of Professor Richard Kay

OVPR Ultrafine Particles, Big Health Problem

MED Aneurysm Awareness

PHR James Halpert Named a Fellow of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

UConn in the News

New York Times

Op-ed: Do We Really Understand ‘Fake News’?

New York Times

America’s Dirty Secret in East Asia

Brookings Institution

The Promise of Career and Technical Education

Science Daily

World’s First Gene Therapy for Glycogen Storage Disease Produces Remarkable Results

Wall Street Journal

UConn’s Manisha Sinha: The Long History of American Slavery Reparations

U.S. News

University Garden Invites Children to Learn From Nature

Hartford Courant

Fresh Talk: UConn Student on Connecticut’s Future

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