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State Rep. Jaime Foster providing opening remarks during the first annual Moving Beyond Implications: Policy into Research conference at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford on January 9, 2024.

Second ‘Moving Beyond Implications’ Conference Aims to Advance Evidence-Based Policy

The conference, which aims to bridge the gap between research and policymaking, is accepting abstract submissions from researchers until Nov. 1

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Study Investigates Communication, Intimacy Among Couples Facing Metastatic Breast Cancer

After diagnosis and treatment, sex is the most frequently discussed topic among couples facing cancer. While there is work about improving sexual communication, the experiences of people with advanced cancers have been overlooked

Artist's rendering of an angular, metallic probe floating against a backdrop of space.

A Long, Long Time Ago, in Galaxies Near and Far

UConn astrophysicist Cara Battersby is a leader on NASA-selected interstellar probe team

Month of Discovery: Undergraduate Researcher Krithika Santhanam

Krithika Santhanam is using her individualized major at UConn to take advantage of research opportunities at the University

Jessica Cooperman

Meet New Director of Judaic Studies, Jessica Cooperman

The new Doris and Simon Konover Chair of Judaic Studies and Director of the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life brings her broad expertise in modern Jewish history to UConn.

Hackathon

QuantumUP! a Hackathon Opportunity for Non-STEM Students

The statewide contest challenges teams to explore depth of quantum technology and how it will shape the future

Angela Eikenberry

Director of School of Public Policy Angela Eikenberry Named COPRA Chair

 COPRA is a part of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration

How Long Have Humans Called Sicily Home?

UConn researchers are collaborating to help answer this surprisingly tricky question

César Abadía Barrero

Anthropologist César Abadía Barrero awarded 2024 Alejandro Ángel Escobar National Prize in Social and Human Sciences

César Abadía Barrero was presented with the award for his book “Health in Ruins: The Capitalist Destruction of Medical Care at a Colombian Maternity Hospital.”

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Month of Discovery: Nadine Noaman ‘26, Uncovering UConn Muslim History

A BOLD scholar and third-generation Husky, Noaman is documenting the past five decades of Muslim activism at UConn – including her own