WEEKLY HEADLINES

Aerial (drone) view of the large letter UConn Sign on Oct. 15, 2019.

UConn Faculty Winning NSF CAREER Awards at Record-Breaking Pace

In seven years, UConn's total of NSF CAREER awards have grown from a handful to more than 60, representing tens of millions of dollars in support of research Read more.

A Ukrainian national flag waves while smoke rises after Russian attacks hit a fuel storage facility in the city of Kalynivka, on March 25, 2022.

Alum Speaks about the Past, Present, and Potential Future of the War in Ukraine

Daniel Fata '94, who served as a high-ranking foreign policy official, said the current war could ultimately reshape democracy around the world Read more.

Ellen Litman at the Homer Babbidge Library on March 30, 2017.

‘It’s Hard To Look Away’: UConn English Professor Chronicles War From Russian-American Perspective

Ellen Litman says today's Russia bears striking similarities to the country she knew before the fall of communism Read more.

Elise Bouthillier, a UConn alumna, wears her state Department of Environmental Protection uniform as she lifts a small boy, wearing an orange shirt.

Steward of the Land: Elise Bouthillier Protects and Serves Connecticut Wildlife and Natural Resources

How the James V. Spignesi, Jr. Memorial Scholarship changed the course of one student's life Read more.

3D Illustration of shoulder joint.

Science of a Successful Shoulder Surgery

Understanding how orthopedic surgeons fix the most mobile joint in your body when it's injured Read more.

UCONN MAGAZINE

Fierce Woman: Micaela Levesque

Micaela Levesque ’17 (CLAS) has known that art was her calling since middle school. Read more.

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

UConn Genetic and Mechanistic Metabolism Group Hosts Inaugural Cross-College Symposium

Neag School Named a Top 20 Public Graduate School of Education

Partnering to Give Local Schoolchildren the ‘Vision To Learn’

DENT

17 Students Awarded at Scholar Symposium

MED

UConn Health Minute: Better Bone Health

MED

Podcast: Colon Cancer, Nuts, and Early Onset

NUR

UConn School of Nursing Master’s and DNP Programs Among the Top 5 in New England

SSW

UConn School of Social Work Graduate Program Among Top 12% Nationwide and No. 1 in the State

UCONN IN THE NEWS

Forbes

Chris Rock’s Joke About Actress Jada Pinkett Smith Creates Crisis for Academy Awards

The New York Times

The Wrong Side of the Gender Gap

USA Today

Will Smith, Chris Rock, and When Words Are Violent, Too

Fairfield Patch

Fairfield Native Wins Big On ‘Jeopardy!’

NBC Connecticut

Infectious Disease Experts Weigh in on Need for Second COVID-19 Booster Shot

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