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Daily HeadlinesAugust 24, 2020

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UConn Receives $1M Gift and Match Challenge for Human Rights Institute

UConn's Human Rights Institute has launched a $1M gift and match challenge, thanks to the generosity of two longtime donors. Read more.

New data show Connecticut’s black bear population is highest in the state’s outermost suburbs, which provide the refuge of large hardwood forests and a scattering of homes close enough so that a tasty snack is only a short distance away. (Photo courtesy of Tracy Rittenhouse)

Summer Undergraduate Researcher Mari Cullerton ’21 (CAHNR)

The UConn rising senior is researching secondary mortality agents in forests. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

DENT Bright White Coats and Futures: 160 UConn Medical and Dental Students Arrive

UConn in the News

Fox 61

Dr. David Banach of UConn Health Answers Questions About Sending Your Kids Back to School

Connectictut magazine

The Nose Knows: How Breathing Through Your Nose Improves Your Health

Spectrum News One (Los Angeles)

How to Apply for College During a Pandemic

Popular Science

Mummified 23-Million-Year-Old Leaves Show Ancient “Global Greening” Spurred by High Atmospheric Carbon

New York Indian

People Who Disgust Bugs Adopt Better COVID-19 Hygiene

Fox 61

First and Finest: UConn PD COVID Enforcement (Starts at 4:00)

Fox 61

In Farmington Celebrating the White Coats; The Face of the Future Front Line Workers

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