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A hearing before the Appropriations Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly. (Ariel Dowski for UConn)

UConn Students Testify at the State Capitol

'From the minute I first stepped foot on this campus, I have not only been taken seriously as a student, but I’ve also been challenged to be the best version of myself, as a scholar and leader,' said Truman Scholar and Marshall Scholar Akshayaa Chittibabu '19. Read more.

Daviel Garcia ’22 (ACES) participates in a mindfulness class for students in the Student Support Services program at the Hartford Campus. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Counselor Brings Mindfulness to Hartford Students in New Course

Lynn Papacostas Ginolfi – who at one time was herself a first-generation, low-income student – created the Resilience through Mindfulness course to help students address stress. Read more.

A three-year-old horseshoe crab in the lab at UConn's Institute for Systems Genomics. (Angelina Reyes/UConn Photo)

Horseshoe Crabs: How Did They Get an Exception?

How they've managed to stay the same is a great mystery. Now, researchers at UConn are assembling a detailed map of the horseshoe crab’s DNA, to learn why these 'living fossils' seem frozen in time. Read more.

Lightweight of Periodic Table Plays Big Role in Life on Earth

In the future, we will likely see increasing use of hydrogen as a fuel. But first we must meet two major challenges, writes Nicholas Leadbeater of Chemistry. Read more.

Law and Journalism Experience? You’re Covered

'In both professions you are going to meet people who don’t want to talk to you, and having those interviewing skills will allow you to dig deeper,' says Taylor DiChello, Fox 61 reporter and a student at UConn Law. Read more.

Lisa Darminova, left, and Angela Villella, center, both of UConn, and Ellen Zhang of UC Irvine wander through the cherry blossoms in Hong Kong. (Submitted Photo)

Education Abroad: Lisa Darminova ’19, Hong Kong

'There are so many different people in Hong Kong. There is a big international community, so it’s easy to make friends,' says Lisa Darminova '19 (CLAS). Read more.

Incoming President Tom Katsouleas. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Join Incoming President Tom Katsouleas for Coffee on March 12 or 13

UConn's president-designate looks forward to meeting members of the campus communities in Storrs on March 12 and in Farmington on March 13. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Phosphorus Leaching? Not on UConn’s Turf

CLAS New Grant Trains Future Researchers in Communication Disorders

ED Incorporating Cultural Responsiveness into Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support Framework

MED One Shoulder at a Time

UConn in the News

International Business Times

States Where Marijuana Is Legal Show Increased Revenue, Weed Munchies Sales

US News

Social Media ‘Influencers’ Can Get Kids Eating Junk Food

New York Times

Using Arts Education to Help Other Lessons Stick