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Lauren Boulay in mask standing in a lab

Meet Werth Innovator Lauren Boulay ’21 (ENG)

Meet UConn electrical engineering major Lauren Boulay ’21, part of the next generation of makers and a member of the inaugural cohort of Werth Innovators. Read more.

A computer-generated illustration of a coronavirus microbe

UConn Funds Five COVID-19 Research Projects, Announces Additional Funding

The Office of the Vice President has announced five awards to researchers as part of its new internal funding program to address the urgent needs presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.

A view of the Marine Sciences Building at the Avery Point campus

Avery Point Marine Sciences Building to be Renamed in Weicker’s Honor

UConn's Board of Trustees has voted to rename the Marine Sciences Building at Avery Point in honor of former Gov. Lowell Weicker. Read more.

Two Months From Graduation, Xavier Cole ’20 (BUS) Says: ‘Make Excuses, Or Make It Happen’

Xavier Cole '20 (BUS), primed for graduation in December, has overcome obstacles in life that would have been the undoing of most people. Read more.

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UConn Women’s Student Leadership Program Receives $1.2 Million Grant

A leadership program for undergraduate women at UConn has proven so successful the funder donated $1.2 million to extend it for at least three years. Read more.

A bobcat caught in the night-vision of a wildlife camera near UConn Storrs

Snapshot USA Helps Conservation Efforts By ‘Trapping’ Wildlife on Camera

UConn's Erin Kuprewicz talks about what goes into participating in the largest annual inventory of wildlife in the United States. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

ENG Connecticut Transportation Safety Research Center Receives 5-year Extension to Improve and Expand Safety Analysis Tool

OVPR UConn Health Researcher Receives Patent for Cancer-fighting Antibody

CLAS New CLAS Programs Support Anti-Racist Teaching, Research and Community Engagement

LAW Law Review Symposium to Explore Role of Courts

LAW Law Alumni Association Honors Five Alumni and Former Dean

MED Conscious During Carpel Tunnel

MED Earlier Detection with Low-Dose Mammograms

PHR Q and A with Former Dean James Halpert as he Retires

UConn in the News

The Westerly (R.I.) Sun

Climate Crisis Poetry — Gibson’s Green Cafés to Feature Poets Expounding on Nature

Psychology Today

What’s Linked to the Sharp Rise in Anxiety and Depression?

Politico

Campus Life Sans COVID: A Few Colleges Write the Playbook For Pandemic Success

Forbes

Have Questions About Science? Skype A Scientist – It’s Now That Easy

Psychology Today

Talking to Kids About the Dysfunctional Presidential Debate

The Hartford Courant

With Everything Else Going Wrong, the Climate Crisis is Being Downplayed. But It’s the Most Iimportant Thing.

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