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Six babies arrived at UConn John Dempsey Hospital on Jan. 1, 2019.

Six New Year’s Babies Set Record at UConn John Dempsey Hospital

It's a boy! No, wait ... it's a girl, boy, boy, girl, boy. The half-dozen New Year's Day babies set a record for UConn's hospital. Read more.

Turn down the thermostat. (Getty Images)

Want to Thwart Climate Change? Here are 8 Steps You Can Take

Turn down the thermostat, use only what you need, and don't wait to start. These are among the New Year's tips from faculty for those who are concerned about the environment. Read more.

Reducing your greenhouse gas emissions can be as easy as changing the types of food you buy and eat, according to a recent study led by UConn researchers. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Climate Change: It (Doesn’t Have to Be) What’s for Dinner

Reducing your greenhouse gas emissions can be as easy as changing the types of food you buy and eat, according to a recent study led by UConn researchers. Read more.

Court-appointed special advocate Susan Brillhart with one of her charges, Anthony, on the day he was adopted. His new family stays in touch. (Photo courtesy of Susan Brillhart)

Susan Brillhart ’84 (NUR), A Voice for the Most Vulnerable

Hers is a voice for the most vulnerable among us. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS Ph.D. Candidates: From Writing Prose to Writing Pros

LAW Law Professor Takes On Double Jeopardy

MED Is This the Year You Lose the Weight?

UConn in the News

USA Today

UConn’s Pagoto: Ladies, Get that Commitment to Gender Equality in Writing

National Public Radio

How Much Plastic Is In Your Body? Scientists Turn To Oysters, Mussels For Clues

United Press International

Children Prefer Fruit Juice Over More Nutritious Whole Fruit, Milk at School

Associated Press

What The Flu Does To Your Lungs And Muscles To Make You Feel So Bad

Hearst news

UConn Prof Honored for Work on How Economic Policies Affect People’s Lives

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