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Headshot of Steven Lepowsky DDS is the senior associate dean for education and patient care, an associate professor of craniofacial sciences, and the chair of the Division of General Dentistry at the UConn School of Dental Medicine and UConn Health

Steven Lepowsky Named Dean of the School of Dental Medicine

Provost Carl Lejuez announced today that Steven Lepowsky has been named dean of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine for a five-year term. Lepowsky will be the eighth dean in the School’s history. Read more.
Semeda Amegashie and her husband and daughter, Raymond Owusu Sotia and Michelle Owusu Sotia.

Mom-To-Be Extra Thankful After Worry-Free Heart Procedure at UConn Health

Mom-to-be Semeda Amegashie and her family are especially thankful this year, because of a minimally invasive heart procedure she had at UConn Health. Read more.
Sophomore James Bouknight in a photo from last season, driving to the basket against Wichita State.

Hurley: Big East is Returning to National Stage, No Nights Off

The UConn men's basketball team is back in the Big East, beginning the 2020-2021 season on Wednesday against Central Connecticut State University. Read more.
Gov. Wilbur Cross, center, signs the bill that made Connecticut Agricultural College the Connecticut State College in 1933.

A Connecticut Classic: The 1936 Thanksgiving Proclamation of Wilbur Cross

Gov. Wilbur Cross - who played a crucial role in UConn history - was well known for his eloquent Thanksgiving proclamations. Read more.
Underwater images of sharks feasting on a large carcass.

Shark Feast! And Insights about Carbon Sequestration

A team of researchers including UConn's Peter Auster stumbled on something rarely glimpsed by human beings - a deep-sea shark feast. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

LAW New Fund to Support Diversity and Social Justice at UConn Law

MED Skin Deep: New Psoriasis Center Set to Open Early 2021

MED Thankful Heart Surgery Patient Knows the Power of a Checkup

MED Family Honors Mother’s Alzheimer’s Journey

PHR Traditions Fund to Provide Pins and White Coats for Pharmacy School Milestones

UConn in the News

The Chronicle of Higher Education

A Reason to Be Skeptical of ‘College for All’

Psychology Today

From Anomie to Zozobra: Words That Explain our Dystopia

The Washington Post

Wilbur Cross’s Thanksgiving Proclamation is a Timeless Guide Rooted in a Year of Hardship

The Guardian

‘Let’s Bring Joy Into the House as Early as Possible’ – Why Britain is Already Celebrating Christmas

Reuters

Fact Check: Studies Show COVID-19 Lockdowns Have Saved Lives

Fox 61

At UConn Health, the COVID Fight is a Family Effort

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