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Gerald Lewis Jr. Selected as UConn’s Next Chief of Police

Lewis brings decades of experience in public safety and higher education to UConn Read more.

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Non-Degree Cannabis Courses Open Doors to Growing Industry

New classes make cannabis education more accessible for UConn students and the general public Read more.

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Students Earn National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

Three UConn undergraduates, three graduate students, and six alumni have earned National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships (NSF-GRFP). Read more.

Patients sitting in waiting room with face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even as vaccination rates rise, new variants of the coronavirus are prompting concern among experts.

How Worried Should You Be About Coronavirus Variants?

UConn virologist Paulo Verardi explains his concerns with new variants of the virus that are spreading rapidly Read more.

Rahul Kanadia, associate professor of physiology and neurobiology, teaches during a LEAP class.

For Undergraduates, Early Research Experience Pays Off 

Students and faculty share the unique research opportunities that define their college experience, and how to seek out opportunities as an undergraduate. Read more.

A doctor's stethoscope connected to a mobile phone. Students made phone calls to hundreds of COVID-19 patients, along with seniors isolated by the pandemic.

Power of a Phone Call: Medical Students Changing COVID-19 Patients’ Lives

Students have made more than 2,500 phone calls to COVID-19 patients and isolated seniors since the start of the pandemic Read more.

Schools and Colleges

OVPR Raman Bahal Selected for AAUP Excellence Award

MED Profile: Dr. Alexandre West

UConn in the News

Reuters

How 3M Earplug Litigation Got to Be Biggest MDL in History

The Conversation

How Social Media Turns Online Arguments Between Teens Into Real-World Violence

The Conversation

Scientists Need to Become Better Communicators, but It’s Hard to Measure Whether Training Works

WNPR

Rethinking How We Talk About Obesity

WFSB-TV, Hartford

The Vaccine Authority: Answering COVID-19 Vaccine Questions

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