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UConn’s Promising Stroke Medicine One Step Closer to Clinical Trial Testing

NIH awards $2 Million more to UConn School of Medicine to advance its research for a new medicine healing stroke damage inside the brain

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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

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Study Surveys CT’s Forest Owners Ahead of Funding for Sustainable Initiatives

'It’s an effort on the part of the woodland owner to give some thought to the future'

Thanh Nguyen

Nguyen a Biomedical Engineering Star

The National Institutes of Health is funding four significant projects for UConn researcher Thanh Nguyen, with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation further supporting his work

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The Bright and Dark Sides of Pacific Salmon Biotransport

'We usually study them separately in the context of transport by animals, but nutrients and contaminants go hand-in-hand'

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A Peculiar Algae with Significant Potential

Weird aspects of a big, cactus-shaped algae could be useful for things like coral reef conservation and regenerative biology while teaching us about how organisms coped with past climatic changes

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Korey Stringer Institute Back in Vikings Country to Advance Lifesaving Measures for the State’s High School Athletes

Since launching its “Team Up for Sports Safety” (TUFSS) campaign in 2017, Minnesota is the 46th state that KSI has visited to work with state leaders to propel health and safety policy adoption forward

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Month of Discovery: Sophia Hatzis ’27, a Researcher and Mentor

Hatzis, a second-year student researcher, has become integral to Innovate Labs, teaching classmates about AI

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A Flash In the Pan

Measuring a thought has always been difficult

Anagnostou Sets Lofty Goals for IPB

Following his appointment, executive director seeks to spread UConn innovation and industry partnerships across the state.