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Mark Brand, professor of horticulture, stands with a descendent of the beloved "swing tree" growing along Swan Lake

Legacy of Beloved Former ‘Swing Tree’ Lives on As its Progeny Thrive on Campus

Instagram-famous tree was the only known example of Dahurian birch in the region Read more.
Marilynn "Lynn" Malerba '08 MPA, Chief of the Mohegan Tribe and newly appointed U.S. Treasurer.

Lynn Malerba ’08 MPA Named First Native American United States Treasurer

Malerba, who is also Chief of the Mohegan Tribe, says the advanced degree she earned at UConn has helped her career in public service Read more.
Demo Day graphic that says 'get seeded demo day'

Get Seeded: Demo Day supports, uplifts UConn’s aspiring entrepreneurs

Allie Davenport’s company, StarMind, was the winner of this year’s Get Seeded Demo Day. In its second year, Demo Day is the culminating event of UConn’s Get Seeded program. Read more.
Mike and Ashley Brannan at the annual KombuchaKon

Brother-Sister Huskies Bringing New Brew to Connecticut’s Shoreline

It’s fizzy! It’s fruity! It’s fermented! And it’s coming to the Connecticut shoreline this summer courtesy of two UConn alums and their personal love of kombucha Read more.
The UConn Fine Arts Complex. The School of Fine Arts celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.

School of Fine Arts Celebrates Diamond Anniversary

Sixty years of innovation, dynamism, and creativity for arts education in Connecticut Read more.
graphic with a data stock photo and the title 'cryptocurrency' on top of it

Science in Seconds: Cryptocurrency

The existence of cryptocurrency may date to 2008, but many people still struggle to understand how it gets its value, why they should pay attention, and how to define it for the layman. Read more.
UConn’s Gilman Scholars Samantha Valle ’24 (CLAS), Marissa White ’25 (CAHNR), Geraldine Uribe ’23 (CLAS), Guerlina Philogne ’24 (CLAS) (BUS), Rose Pacik-Nelson ’23 (CLAS), and Grace Coburn ’23 (CLAS) posing in the lobby at UConn Hartford.

UConn Produces An All-Time High 17 Gilman Scholars

Each Gilman Scholar is required to complete a service project upon their return from studying abroad in their campus or home community Read more.

UConn in the News

Wired

Permanent Birth Control Is in Demand in the US — But Hard to Get

The New York Times

Making Sense of Shinzo Abe

CNBC

U.S. Health Laws Don’t Always Protect Abortion Information, But New Bills Could Fill the Gaps

NBC News

How Connecticut Became the First State to Require — and Fund — Teaching Asian American History

Vox

What Would It Mean to Treat Guns the Way We Treat Cars?

Popular Science

Stay-At-Home Science Project: Make Ice Cream in a Bag

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