WEEKLY HEADLINES

A Hanukkah Miracle of Survival for Mom and Newborn at UConn Health

“The quality of care I got at UConn Health is the reason why I am alive. If I wasn’t treated at UConn Health, I would have died,” says Sara Farber who just named her new daughter on December 18, the first day of Hanukkah. Read more.

From left, 2023-24 American Sign Language (ASL) Community Housing Coordinator Vivian London, 2022-23 ASL Community Housing Coordinator Lauren Gobler and Watson Hall Resident Assistant Teanna Minott have a conversation in ASL outside of Watson Hall—the current home of UConn’s ASL Community Housing.

Signs of the Times: New Housing Option Connects Students through American Sign Language

'It’s just great to expose yourself to more than what the textbook is showing you' Read more.

Developing High School Students into Data Scientists

"Brain Healthy" initiative aims to help high school students interpret data collected through wearable devices to help make healthy choices impacting mental health Read more.

A young pig about to receive an injection. (iStock Photo)

UConn Collaborates With USDA To Develop African Swine Fever Vaccine Candidate Licensed by Zoetis

One of the world’s largest animal health companies non-exclusively licensed the USDA and UConn’s jointly owned vaccine candidate for African swine fever, a lethal disease in pigs Read more.