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Daily HeadlinesOctober 9, 2019

Emily Yale, one of the three inaugural students in the UConn Master's of Engineering in Global Entrepreneurship program, with her autonomous robot at the Great Lawn on Oct. 7. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Program is Fertile Ground for Student Innovation

As one of the first students in the new Master’s of Engineering in Global Entrepreneurship program, Emily Yale is tapping a wide range of resources. Read more.

Phoenix Tailings, the group that won the 2019 Wolff New Venture Competition, poses for group photos with the judges.

Startup That Recycles Toxic Sludge Wins UConn’s Wolff Competition

"We envision a day when companies like Ford and Apple are using our materials," said Nicholas Myers, who co-founded the company with Michael Martin '17 (ENG) '19 MS. Read more.

African-American men make up just 2.8 percent of the applicants to medical school.

UConn Joins State to Deliver Transparency for Health Care Costs

Developed by Alan Fontes of the School of Nursing, the interactive website allows consumers and providers to search, sort, and filter by provider, location, health measure, network quality rating, and cost of treatment. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS Auriemma Leadership Conference: ‘Do the Brave Thing’

UConn in the News

U.S. News

Pressuring Kids to Diet Can Backfire, Damaging Long-Term Health

Healthline

FDA Approves 2nd Drug for HIV Prevention: Will It Make a Difference?

Broadway World

Ballard Institute Presents ‘The Three Little Pigs’ By Crabgrass Puppet Theatre

WTIC Radio

UConn Health’s Dorian Relief Efforts

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