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John DiBiaggio, right, UConn's 10th president, speaks with a visitor to campus in 1985. (Archives & Special Collections, UConn Library)

In Memoriam: UConn’s 10th President, John DiBiaggio

The University's 10th president also served as Vice President for Health Affairs and Executive Director of the UConn Health Center. Read more.

An illustration of a coronavirus

Q&A: Coronavirus and Seasonal Flu

UConn pathobiologist Steven Szczepanek answers questions about the novel Coronavirus and the seasonal flu. Read more.

A male and female bluebird at a wooden birdhouse.

Feeding Bluebirds Helps Fend Off Parasites

Feeding the bluebirds in your yard doesn't only ensure a colorful avian display outside your window - it can also help baby birds fend off blood-sucking parasites. Read more.

Healthy Listening: UConn Health Launches Podcast

The “UConn Health Pulse Podcast” will be a periodic interview program showcasing UConn Health’s people, their work, and their contributions to health care. Read more.

UConn Archives Collections Tell “A Hobo’s Tale”

A new exhibit at the Dodd Center examines the iconic American figure known as the hobo. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Meet undergraduate student Hannah Desrochers

CAHNR Meet alumna Mackenzie Beckwith

CLAS Enriching Communicative Environments After Stroke

DENT Students Tackle Issues Facing Dental Education at Annual Hackathon

DENT Revolutionary, painless method of treating children’s cavities used at UConn

MED 7 Steps for Cardiovascular Health for Life

SSW Reproductive Justice and How it Affects Incarcerated Women

UConn in the News

U.S. News & World Report

The Great Body-Acceptance Debate

NJ.com

Dentist By Day, Pilot By Night. 83-Year-Old is Flying Around the World For a Cause.

WFSB-TV

UConn Students Learning to Fight Off Hackers in New Cyber-Security Lab

The Atlantic

The Ominous Rise of Toddler Milk

The Boston Globe

How Disasters — Manmade or Natural — Affect the Real Estate Market

Associated Press

Summer Camp is Passed Down Over Generations in Some Families

Fox 61

Forged in Fire; UConn Students Start Metal Working Club

The Hartford Courant

First Annual Black Doctors Day Aims to Inspire More Black Children to Enter the Medical Field

Slate

The Panic Over Chinese People Doesn’t Come From Coronavirus

The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Professor of Denial

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