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Weekly Headlines

Stretching Makes the Superconductor

Superconductors could make everything from the power grid to personal computers more efficient. UConn researcher Ilya Sochnikov and his students are working to better understand these materials. Read more.

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Student-Launched Platform Supporting Mental Well-Being with Positive Messages from Peers

Two UConn students have launched a social app they hope will make college students around the country feel more connected and supported. Read more.

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Not Your Typical Fall Semester

UConn's students, faculty, and staff are meeting the challenge of a semester no one could have expected. Read more.

New buddy benches sitting on the side of swan lake

Campus Welcomes a New Garden to Foster Connection in Memory of the Late ‘Swing Tree’

A new garden overlooking Swan Lake serves both to memorialize the beloved "swing tree" and to foster conversations among the UConn community. Read more.

Dry soil and grass, caused by drought.

Q&A: When in Drought, Build Resilience

The abnormally dry weather Connecticut has experienced in 2020 may not be an anomaly for long. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Meet alumna Jennifer Syme

CAHNR Faculty team and website provide science-based information on GMOs

ENG MD Anderson Cancer Center Honors Dr. Cato T. Laurencin

LAW Law Symposium Considers Political Questions and the Courts

MED Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Reveals Rare Disorder

PHR UConn Pharmacy Faculty/Students Honored at Connecticut Pharmacists Association Awards

PHR Diana Sobieraj and Joseph Serio ’08 Named 2020 APPE Preceptors of the Year

UConn in the News

The New York Times

Colleges Are Cutting Varsity Sports. That Could Be a Good Thing.

USA Today

The Kids Aren’t Alright: COVID-Fueled Stress Eating, Inequities, Lack of Fitness Expected to Boost Obesity

USA Today

Rhetoric Some Call Racist Has Marked Trump’s Entire Presidency

NBC News

Gifted Programs Worsen Inequality. Here’s What Happens When Schools Try to Get Rid of Them.

The New York Times

Restoring Farmland Could Drastically Slow Extinctions, Fight Climate Change

Newsweek

As QAnon Conspiracy Theories Draw New Believers, Scientists Take Aim at Misinformation Pandemic

The Hartford Courant

Pitney Bowes, Turning 100, Shifts to Ecommerce As Its Trusted Postage Meter Recedes Into the Past

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