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President Joe Biden speaks during the dedication ceremony of The Dodd Center for Human Rights at the University of Connecticut main campus in Storrs on Oct. 15, 2021.

Biden Visit Emphasizes Intersection of Human Rights Scholarship, Activism, and Policy Making

The President of the United States visited Storrs for the dedication of The Dodd Center for Human Rights Read more.

A Brief History of Presidential Visits to UConn

Joe Biden's visit will be just the second time a sitting president has come to Storrs Read more.
Student and instructor in the forest

Teens and Adults Working Together to Help Conservation Efforts in Connecticut Communities

A unique program is giving intergenerational teams the opportunity to have an impact on their communities through environmental action Read more.
High power electricity pylon above a city skyline. Sulfur hexafluoride is used to prevent fires in the electrical grid, but the gas is a major contributor to global warming, leading to a new research project to replace it.

New UConn Research Project Aims to Eradicate Use of Gas 25,200x More Harmful Than CO2

Working to create an electrical grid free of a potent greenhouse gas Read more.

Senescent Cell Tissue Mapping Will Facilitate Study of Aging and Chronic Diseases

UConn Health and The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine assume key roles, share in $13.5 million NIH grant with top medical centers Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Changes to Coastal Wetlands Could Be Altering Carbon Capture Capacity

CAHNR Investigating the Links Between Maternal Nutrition and Offspring Health

CLAS Meet the Researcher: Joseph Vazquez, CLAS

CLAS Provost’s Outstanding Service Award Recognizes Faculty in College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

LAW State NAACP Honors UConn Law Dean Eboni S. Nelson

OVPR UConn Immunology Researcher Unraveling Relationship Between Cytokines and Colorectal Cancer

DENT UConn Health Awards Roundup October 2021

OVPR Nurse Researcher Xiaomei Cong Receives the 2021 Virginia A. Henderson Award

UConn in the News

The Washington Post

Biden: U.S. Leadership on Human Rights Depends on Our Record at Home

Hearst Connecticut Media

UConn Map Traces History of Native American Land in Connecticut

Mel Magazine

How to Convince Your Dad to Go to Therapy

Hartford Business Journal

2021 Power 25 Health Care: Dr. Andrew Agwunobi

Health Leaders

UConn Health CMO: ‘You Need to Listen More Than You Talk’

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