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Maria de los Angeles Garcia serving food she cooked through the Commercially Licensed Co-operative Kitchen in Willimantic.
A Kitchen for the Community

UConn researchers are studying the importance of food and how to build more just, equitable, and sustainable communities by focusing on a unique facility called the Commercially Licensed Co-operative Kitchen or CLiCK. Read more.

UConn students Audrey Larson, left, and Angel Velasquez pose for a photo on campus on Aug. 17, 2022 with shirts from the apparel company they run together that hopes to partner artists with charities.

From Artwork and Apps, These Young Entrepreneurs Have ‘Unfolded’ Opportunities at UConn

Thriving in an environment that fosters innovation and creativity Read more.

A person in blue medical gloves using a syringe to draw COVID-19 vaccine from a vial.

What You Need to Know About Your Next COVID Booster

The new COVID-19 vaccines recently authorized for use as boosters generate an immune response not only to the original strain, but also two omicron subvariants. UConn Health’s Dr. David Banach explains Read more.

Faculty member Xiuling Lu speaks with a student in a laboratory inside the UConn School of Pharmacy

UConn Professor Invents Nanocapsule for Image-Guided Cancer Treatment

Xiuling Lu has invented a nanocapsule with potential applications for imaging techniques such as CT scans and ultrasound, and cancer treatments Read more.

The official University of Connecticut seal, in painted gold on an oak panel.

Seeking Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Research

OVPR’s JEDI amplifies efforts to initiate social change. Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

CAHNR

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Researchers Find Significant Sex-Based Differences in Obesity Treatment in Mice

SSW

Jennifer Manuel Appointed New Associate Dean at School of Social Work

UCONN IN THE NEWS

The New York Times

New York Is Pushed to Stop Asking Aspiring Lawyers About Long-Ago Crimes

CNN Headline News

Morning Express With Robin Meade, with Dr. Anthony Alessi

Associated Press

Candy, Cash, Gifts: How Rewards Help Recovery From Addiction

NPR

Historians Advise the President. The Problem? The Scholars Were All White.

Journal-Inquirer (Manchester, Conn.)

Drought Could Make Fall Foliage Patchy, but Last Longer

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