WEEKLY HEADLINES

Close up of UConn Creamery's 1881 Reserve in gold packaging with image of Red Barn on label

Salty & Sweet: UConn Creamery Expands Production with New Line of Artisanal Cheeses

The UConn Creamery ramped up their cheese production with new flavors and old favorites Read more.

An older woman seen from behind as she receives the COVID-19 vaccine at an outdoor vaccination center. UConn Health researchers are studying why COVID-19 is so much deadlier for older adults, in a project that will yield insights into the effect of vaccines on adult immune systems.

Study Seeks to Learn Why COVID-19 Is So Deadly for the Old

Research that will provide valuable insights about how vaccines affect immune systems Read more.

Paulo Verardi (right) with PhD student Brittany Jasperse (left).

UConn Researcher Develops Successful Zika Virus Vaccine in Preclinical Studies

Paulo Verardi recently published promising results on a Zika virus vaccine. Read more.

Helping Change Health Behaviors with the Click of a Button

Valerie Duffy, professor of allied health sciences, has developed a user-friendly, online tool to support healthy behaviors in children and reduce their risk for obesity. Read more.

Bueckers Leads Huskies Against Arizona in NCAA Final Four

Freshman piles up plaudits as team reaches 13th straight Final Four Read more.

UCONN MAGAZINE

Making the World More Poetic

Where some poets turn ever inward, Marilyn (Waniek) Nelson turns outward, and there is compassion in every line she writes. Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

Neag School Ranks Among Top 20 Publics for Sixth Consecutive Year

LAW

School of Law Symposium Addresses Jury Selection and Implicit Bias

MED

UConn Health Helps Distribute More COVID Vaccines throughout the State

PHR

Isabella Hernandez receives 2021 School of Pharmacy Student Service Award

PHR

School of Pharmacy Alumni Awards 2021

SSW

Peter Papallo: A Full-Circle Career Comes to a Close

UCONN IN THE NEWS

The New York Times

Billions (Yes, Billions) of Cicadas Soon to Emerge From Underground

Huffington Post

Geoengineering The Climate Just Became More Of A Real Possibility In The U.S.

Vox

A Fight Over Housing Segregation Is Dividing One of America’s Most Liberal States

Gizmodo

The U.S. Is One Step Closer to Establishing a Research Program to Block the Sun

NBC Connecticut

Infectious Disease Experts Explain Herd Immunity

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