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Tessa Getchis, senior educator with UConn Extension, leads a tour of oyster farming operations in Mystic Harbor. (Thomas Rettig/UConn Photo)

UConn Steers the Way to Shellfish Farms

Connecticut's coastline hosts a growing aquaculture industry, which UConn Extension educators promote alongside farmers of oysters, clams, fish, and seaweeds. Read more.

Fifty-four students in the UConn School of Dental Medicine Class of 2023 (pictured) received their white coats on Aug. 23, along with UConn School of Medicine's 110 new medical students. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health photo)

164 New White Coats Issued at UConn Health

The Class of 2023, the largest incoming class in UConn Health’s history, is now donning new physician and dentist-to-be white coats. Read more.

Sarah Willen, associate professor of anthropology. (Submitted Photo)

Anthropologist Chronicles a Nation’s Deportation Campaign

In her new book, Sarah Willen examines Israel's campaign against migrant communities, drawing parallels with the U.S. today. Read more.

Noah Sobel-Pressman ’21 (BUS) was immersed in the startup world this summer through an internship at Stanley Black & Decker.

Glimpse An Internship

Noah Sobel-Pressman ’21 (BUS) recently completed an internship at Stanley Black & Decker, an opportunity which he identified during the School of Business' 'Career Tuesdays.' Read more.

Daniel Toscano '87 (BUS) gives the keynote address at the School of Business Commencement ceremony held at Gampel Pavilion on May 12, 2013. (Ariel Dowski/UConn Photo)

Alum Dan Toscano Named Board of Trustees Chair

Governor Ned Lamont also appointed Scott Cowen, president emeritus of Tulane University, and reappointed four others, to the board. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS UConn’s Entrepreneurship Program for Veterans Celebrates Ten Years

ED The Future of Holocaust Education: Virtual Survivor Testimony in 3D

LAW Incoming Law Class Brimming with Experience

LAW An-Ping Hsieh Joins UConn Law as Visiting Professor

MED ‘My Miracle Worker’

PHR Chamberlin Named Interim Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs

UConn in the News

The Washington Post

Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $572 Million For Its Role in Oklahoma’s Opioid Crisis

CNN

The Amazon is on Fire. Why You Should Care

Scientific American

Flashing Neurons, Invisible Moonlight and Adorable Squid Babies: The Week’s Best Science GIFs

New York Times

In Defense of Sea Gulls: They’re Smart, and They Co-Parent, 50/50 All the Way

National Geographic

UConn’s Scott Wallace: Inside the Faltering Fight Against Illegal Amazon Logging

BizEd

UConn’s John Elliott: Responding to the Times

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