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A new UConn study provides proof that tiny levels of antibiotics found in the environment can result in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

Leeches Help Solve Antibiotic Mystery Spanning Two Continents

A new UConn study provides proof that tiny levels of antibiotics found in the environment can result in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Read more.

American legal system challenge as a flag with stripes tangled with a justice scale. (wildpixel/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Post-Filibuster: Confirming a Supreme Court Nominee in the New Era

Political scientist David Yalof discusses the process of selecting a Supreme Court Justice now that established norms have changed. Read more.

Dr. David Weinstein with Jerrod, the first patient to receive a novel gene therapy that Weinstein developed for the treatment of glycogen storage disease. (Frank Barton and Ethan Giorgetti/UConn Health Photo)

First Patient Receives Novel Gene Therapy for GSD

The gene therapy, administered for the first time at UConn John Dempsey Hospital, offers hope to patients with a rare and potentially deadly genetic liver disorder known as glycogen storage disease. Read more.

Nanoparticle circulation in an extraembryonic vein (larger vessel) and artery (smaller vessel) three hours after injection. (Gif supplied by Ramon Bahal)

Targeted Gene Editing Cures Blood Disorder in Fetal Mice

The technique offers a potential new approach for early treatment of genetic disorders. Read more.

Nicole LaPierre '11 (ED), '12 MA, works with students in a classroom during her student teaching practice. Pierre is now an elementary teacher at Cider Hill School in Wilton, Conn. (Paul Horton for UConn)

UConn Responds to Need for K-12 Mandarin Teachers

The program will be taught on two different levels – in the five-year Integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s Program and the post-graduate Teacher Certification Program. Read more.

A female deer and her fawn are captured on camera by UConn researchers, part of a project to gather abundance data on the state's deer population. (Jennifer Kilburn/UConn Photo)

Camera Traps, Citizen Science, Help Track State’s Animal Populations

In order to conserve the species that are here, we have to know more about what we have. UConn researchers are collecting data on animals and birds in the state. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

MED Tracking Opioid Overdoses in Real-Time to Save More Lives

CAHNR Post-baccalaureate certificate program prepares workplace health and safety professionals

SSW PhD Student Selected for Emerging Scholar Award

UConn in the News

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CNN

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Science Daily

Link found between resilience to dyslexia and gray matter in the frontal brain

Newsweek