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Daily HeadlinesJune 25, 2020

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Pedaling Past a Pandemic With Four UConn Health Students

The annual summer "Coast to Coast" fundraising cycling tour by UConn Health students has become a "House to House" tour, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.

View of United Nations forces, traveling in trucks, crossing the 38th parallel as they withdraw from Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, 1950. (Photo by Interim Archives/Getty Images)

UConn Expert Sees Tensions Rising on 70th Anniversary of Korean War

On the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, UConn's Alexis Dudden says prospects for a genuine peace on the peninsula are deeply uncertain. Read more.

UConn Health Offers Virtual Visits as a Safe and Convenient Option for Patients

With some patients putting off needed medical appointments over fears of COVID-19, UConn Health offers 'virtual' visits as a safe alternative. Read more.

UConn Professor Successfully Demonstrates Delivery of Microscopic Powerhouses to Liver in Animals

A groundbreaking experiment by a UConn researcher marks the first time mitochondria have ever been successfully introduced into specific cells in living animals.  Read more.

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UConn Adopts Temporary FY21 Spending Plans Amid Pandemic-Related Uncertainties

UConn's Board of Trustees has adopted a budget plan that takes into account the tremendous uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.

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UConn Announces Changes To Division of Athletics

The UConn Division of Athletics announced on Wednesday that it will reduce the number of sports it sponsors by four, effective at the conclusion of the 2020-21 academic year. Affected programs are men’s cross country, women’s rowing, men’s swimming and diving and men’s tennis. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Meet graduate student Mia Kawaida

CAHNR Allied Health Sciences completes departmental review, launches 4-year major at Waterbury Campus

UConn in the News

The Washington Post

13 Books on the History of Black America for Those Who Really Want to Learn

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UConn Dental Faculty Use $1.3 Million Grant to Boost Diversity in Dental Workforce

Associated Press

Florida Enacts Heat Stroke Protections for Student Athletes

Access NEPA

Scoops from the Past

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