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Artist's rendering of the Toscano Family Ice Hockey Arena, currently under construction.
UConn Will Name New Hockey Arena the Toscano Family Ice Forum

State-of-the-art facility expected to host first events in early 2023 Read more.

Lake Tanganyika

UConn Research Team Awarded $2.5 Million for ‘Biodiversity on a Changing Planet’

The grant will allow them to research the effects of climate change on Lake Tanganyika, which millions of people depend on as a food supply Read more.

Mentors Quinn Barron, a senior psychological sciences major, and Angela Chen, a senior history major, were leaders at the UConn FIRST Storrs fields trip in Spring 2022.

Campus Change Mentoring Program Grows from CLAS Faculty Fellowship

The new mentoring program for regional campus students moving to Storrs is one way the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is empowering faculty to make impactful change Read more.

A young woman carrying a skateboard and wearing sunglasses.

Undergrads’ Eyewear Startup Could Take Students from ‘Cool to School’ In Mere Seconds

The goal: making transition lenses that respond to the touch of a button Read more.

Smiling male in field

Biodegradable Plastic Mulch: A Climate Smart Agricultural Practice

UConn is working with growers in the state to find alternatives to plastic mulch without eliminating the benefits it brings Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

ED

Helping Schools Put ‘Whole Child’ into Policy and Practice

OVPR

Best Paper Award Goes to UConn Plastic Surgery Chief Dr. Andrew Chen

MED

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: UConn Health Pulmonologist Dr. Mario Perez

PHR

UConn Students Receive Best AAPS Student Chapter Award 2022

PHR

Angela Su Wins AFPE Gateway to Research Award

UCONN IN THE NEWS

The Washington Post

The World’s Oldest Winged Insect Is in Trouble. How Frightened Should We Be?

Sail magazine

Renowned Sailors Speak of Heavy Weather in Blue Water

Men's Journal

How Much Protein You Need to Eat Every Day (Hint: You’re Probably Not Getting Enough)

WFSB-TV

The Cycling Cooks from UConn Health

Connecticut Public Radio

Live Long and Prosper, but How?

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