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Weekly Headlines

President Tom Katsouleas speaks at a press conference on UConn's economic impact held at the Graduate Business Learning Center in Hartford

Analysis: UConn Generates $5.3 Billion in Economic Activity in Connecticut

The University of Connecticut is a major driver of economic activity across the state, according to a new analysis. Read more.

Man showing off a cannonball in a house wall.

Skeletal Remains Found in Ridgefield May Be Revolutionary War Soldiers

Two UConn anthropology graduate students and State Archeologist Nick Bellantoni, an adjunct professor of anthropology, are part of trying to identify remains that may date from a Revolutionary War battle in Connecticut. Read more.

Healthier School Meals Are Evidence of the Success of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act

A federal law has led to improvements in the dietary value of meals served to schoolchildren, according to researchers at UConn's Rudd Center. Read more.

Construction Starts Soon on Northwest Science Quad; Some Related Parking Changes Postponed

The University had expected to close Lot N and Lot X in their entirety of this month, but recent developments have made it possible for them to remain open to parking throughout the spring 2020 semester. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Meet undergraduate student Maussi Arrunategui

CAHNR Allied health major prepares students for wide range of careers in healthcare

CLAS Speaking the Same Language for Deaf Children of Hearing Parents

ED Neag School Announces Recipients of 2020 Alumni Awards

ED Nursing Faculty Member, Neag School Alum Receives UConn Teaching Fellow Award

BUS Life’s Challenges Didn’t Derail This Ph.D. Student

MED Healthier Moms and Healthier Babies

NUR Spotlight on Services: CRNAs

MED New Leadership for Memory Assessment Program

SSW New School of Social Work Faculty Member Regina Lester-Harriat

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