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A television camera operator works in front of a COP26 logo displayed on a screen ahead of an event on the sidelines of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on November 9, 2021.

COP26: A UConn Perspective on the Climate Change Summit

CIRCA's Jim O'Donnell shares his on-the-ground perspective from the momentous conference in Scotland Read more.
A graphic depicting new head football coach Jim Mora.

UConn Names Jim Mora as Next Head Football Coach

Mora will be the 32nd head coach in the history of the program, which dates to 1896 Read more.

Retired Professor Offers $100K Matching Gift to Save Veterans’ Entrepreneurship Program

A program that has put UConn on the map for veteran entrepreneurship Read more.
Husky Market is a powerful demonstration of how UConn students look out for each other's needs.

Students Help Students In Fight Against Food Insecurity

UConn student organizations are helping the fight against food insecurity among their peers with the formation of Husky Market Read more.
UConn now has a chapter of the national honor society recognizing first-generation college students.

UConn Celebrates its First-Gen Students, Launches Chapter of National Honor Society

The first-year class at Storrs includes 26% who are the first in their families to attend college, with even higher numbers at Waterbury (59%), Stamford (50%), Hartford (44%), and Avery Point (42%) Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR My CAHNR Experience: Salma Gudaf, Mindfulness for First Gen Students

CLAS Scholars Highlight Gaps in Research About Women and Girls of Color in STEM and Public Health Fields

CAHNR New USDA Grant Combines SNAP-Ed Programs to Promote Reach and Depth

DENT Dental Students and Faculty Participate in Community Outreach Projects

MED UConn Health Minute: Fall Prevention

MED Another ‘A’ in Patient Safety for UConn John Dempsey Hospital

PHR Jill Fitzgerald Awarded the ’21 Connecticut American Dental Hygienists Association Merit Award for Pandemic Role

UConn in the News

The Hartford Courant

Will Supply Shortages Impact Thanksgiving? Experts Say Shop Early and Shop Local to Secure Your Favorite Trimmings

The New York Times

The Cold-Weather Running Gear You Need This Winter

NBC Connecticut

State Seeing Deadly Trend On Roadways

The Verge

How Bezos’ Latest Plan to Protect Forests Could Backfire

The Hartford Courant

Ellis Tech Valedictorian Has Gone on to Thrive in Rigorous UConn Program

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