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Daily HeadlinesNovember 25, 2019

Dr. Riqiang Yan speaks with a student in front of a computer model of a human brain about his work researching Alzheimer's disease.

Meet the Researcher: Riqiang Yan, Neuroscience

Riqiang Yan initially started out researching in a different medical specialty altogether, but after turning his attention to Alzheimer's disease has become one of the world's preeminent experts on the illness. Read more.

Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru standing in the Student Union. She is UConn's first Rhodes Scholar.

Student Leader Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru Named UConn’s First Rhodes Scholar

Wanjiku (Wawa) Gatheru, a highly accomplished student leader whose academic achievements have garnered national recognition, has been selected as the University of Connecticut’s first Rhodes Scholar. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

MED I’m 30 and a Stroke Survivor

UConn in the News

The Conversation

‘Always Sticking to Your Convictions’ Sounds Like a Good Thing – But It Isn’t

For Women First

Six Delicious Foods That Double as Potent Mood Boosters

WPRI-TV (Providence, R.I.)

After 41 Years, New Leads Needed in ‘Cruel’ and ‘Cold’ Murder of Amon Jamiel

The Hartford Courant

Meet Sena Wazer, the 15-Year-Old Climate Change Activist and UConn Freshman Determined to Protect the Planet

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