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Welcome Back, Huskies! A Message from Interim President Agwunobi

As students, faculty, and staff embark on the new academic year, Interim President Agwunobi shares a message to the UConn community Read more.

Senior Named Social Justice Fellow by Martin Luther King Memorial Foundation

'We have found the very best young leaders who embody and will inspire others to follow Dr. King’s principles of democracy, justice, hope and love' Read more.

headshot of Emily Kaufman

The Extremist Watchdog: Meet the Husky Who Tracks Online Hate

Prepared by a UConn human rights education to confront hatred and intolerance around the globe Read more.

A 3D rendering of the earth, seen from outer space. Confronting the challenges of climate change requires a 'whole-earth' approach, says UConn's Robert Thorson.

Rx for Humanity: Whole Earth Environmentalism

'We are producing rates of change faster than the Earth is used to experiencing, and that's a big problem' Read more.

Mother spraying insect repellent on daughter in woods

Tick-Borne Illness Still Rare Despite Greater Population

While Connecticut is seeing more ticks this summer, Dr. Henry Feder Jr. at UConn Health explains how pathogen transmission is still the path less traveled. Read more.

UCONN MAGAZINE

The Grouch's Girlfriend

Meet Grundgetta, the Grouch's forever girlfriend. Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

CAHNR

CAHNR Welcomes 14 New Faculty Members for Fall 2021

CAHNR

UCAHNRA Board Supports College, Connects Alumni

CLAS

Greenhouse Studios’ Unique Collaborative Process Finds Success in First 5 Years

CLAS

Marie Shanahan Prepares to Lead UConn’s Journalism Department into a New Era of News

CLAS

New Faculty Bring Antiracism and the Environment to the Forefront

ED

Fall 2021 Faculty Appointments and New Hires at the Neag School

MED

American Heart Association Recognizes UConn John Dempsey Hospital with Gold-Level Honors

MED

UConn Health Minute: Sickle Cell Disease

NUR

Eight New Faculty Members Join the School of Nursing

PHR

New School of Pharmacy Faculty Member Chinenye Anyanwu

OVPR

UConn Health Researcher Studying Walnuts’ Ability to Reduce Colon Cancer Risk

UCONN IN THE NEWS

Science - The Wire

Climate Change: The New Normal Is Not Yet Here

The Horse

Researchers Launch Survey to Access Equine Rehab Needs

Nature

Big Potential for Tiny Droplets

Hearst Connecticut Media

Why Do Beaches Close After a Storm? The Issue Dates Back to the 1800s.

NBC Connecticut

Q&A: UConn Researcher Talks About When Connecticut COVID-19 Cases Could Peak

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