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Two people in masks use a tape measure in a classroom to mark off space needed between desks.

A Truly Unique Fall Semester Begins at UConn

It's a semester that doesn't look quite like any other, but UConn Nation is ready for Fall 2020. Read more.

Protesters hold a sign in support of Black Lives Matter during the Commitment March on August 28, 2020 in Washington, DC.

New Course Introduces Students to US Anti-Black Racism

A new course will introduce UConn students to the foundational history of systemic and anti-Black racism in the U.S. that underlies the current Black Lives Matter movement. Read more.

UConn Legend Nancy Stevens Looks Back on Hall of Fame Field Hockey Coaching Career

Nancy Stevens, the Hall of Fame head coach of UConn's vaunted field hockey program, reflects on her career after announcing her retirement. Read more.

Franklin Tuitt posing for an interview

A Conversation with Franklin Tuitt

UConn's new Chief Diversity Officer discusses his role and what his plans are for the Office for Diversity and Inclusion. Read more.

UConn Facemasks Show Commitment to Human Rights Along With Public Health

One of the ways UConn is helping to ensuring the health and safety of its community is the requirement that all students, faculty and staff wear face coverings while on campus. Read more.

Phil Hritcko speaks to pharmacy students during their professionalism ceremony in 2019.

Philip M. Hritcko Named Dean of the UConn School of Pharmacy

Philip M. Hritcko has been named the ninth dean of the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

ED Principal Prep in Practice: One Year Into UConn Administrator Preparation Program’s Revamp

LAW Incoming UConn Law Class Shows Persistence and Resolve

LAW UConn Law Faculty Workshops to Examine Contemporary Crises

MED Interventional Cardiologist Curbing Chronic Leg Swelling

MED Chief Nursing Officer Named at UConn Health

MED Protecting Yourself from the Flu during the Coronavirus Pandemic

MED Leading the Way in POCUS Instruction

NUR Meet UConn School of Nursing’s Newest Faculty Members

SSW Meet UConn School of Social Work’s New Faculty

SSW MSW Students Accepted to Autism Spectrum Disorders Interdisciplinary Training Program

UConn in the News

The New York Times

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The New York Times

Dermatology Has a Problem With Skin Color

Hearst Connecticut Media

Middletown Schools First in State to Pilot Mask Exoskeletons Developed by UConn

The New Yorker

A Community Organizer Takes on White Vigilantism

The New York Times

Kemba Walker Is Smiling as He Reads This

Hartford Business Journal

UConn Study: Connecticut Worker Illnesses Down Slightly in 2018

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