- Northeast Power Electronics Symposium To Be Held at UConn for the Third YearThe third annual NEPES symposium will be held at UConn this November, bringing together industry leaders, researchers, and students to explore emerging technologies and strengthen collaborations.
- Multistate Team Enhancing Reproductive Performance in Sheep and CattleUConn’s section of the project focuses on the impact of maternal diet – specifically over- or restricted feeding – during gestation on offspring health and growth
- Connecting with Local SeniorsDental, medical students make monthly visits to senior community
- UConn’s Lambda Kappa Sigma Chapter Named Chapter of the Year by National OrganizationUConn’s professional pharmacy fraternity, Lambda Kappa Sigma, has had a successful 2026, earning national recognition as Chapter of the Year for the second consecutive year and raising more than $2,200 for philanthropic causes.
- UConn Magazine: The Seven Wonders of Walden PondPlease join us in Concord, Massachusetts, for an eye-opening trip around the kettle lake that Henry David Thoreau made famous more than 170 years ago
- Ask UConn Extension: What to Know About PFAS and MicroplasticsUConn Extension offers an overview of what residents should know about contaminants that have become widespread in our environment
- UConn Gathering Connects the Science of Reading with Classrooms WorldwideA student exchange with Hebrew University builds on Haskins’ history of discovery and its work with educators close to home and around the world
- Senior Kayla Febus Earns National Recognition for Leadership and AdvocacyThe political science and human rights major received FosterClub’s 2026 Outstanding Young Leader Award, one of 50 young advocates recognized nationwide this year.
- The Boundary-Pushing Punch Brothers Return to Jorgensen'We were attracted to each other initially musically out of this shared bond of instrumental music and what was possible within this string band format'
- Teacher Absenteeism: An Analysis of Trends and InterventionsResearchers with the Neag School’s Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation prepared the following research brief regarding teacher absenteeism in Connecticut
- MFA Student is ‘Feeding People’s Curiosity’ in New Exhibition Exploring Hearing, Deaf Art‘I want visitors to realize the connections they never thought about before that exist between the hearing and Deaf communities. ... We move through life having similar experiences just using different languages’
- Two Teams of UConn Grad Students Win Big at InsurTech Innovation CompetitionThe competition is designed to help college students and recent grads become aware of careers in insurance technology. Ten Connecticut teams participated. The two winning UConn teams, as well as one from the University of St. Joseph, are eligible to participate in the World Cup championship in San Francisco.
- UConn Health Minute: Improving GLP-1GLP-1 medications have transformed the treatment of diabetes and obesity, but scientists are still uncovering exactly how they work. In this UConn Health Minute segment, researcher Samantha Fortin, PhD, explains how her lab is focusing on how these drugs affect the brain and how they can be improved for the future.
- ‘Healthy Rounds’: Good Sleep ‘Not a Luxury’Dr. Jennifer Kanaan, sleep disorders specialist, joins Dr. Anthony Alessi’s podcast
- Exploring More Surprising Effects of Our MicrobiomeBacterial lipids may prove to be potent mediators for difficult to treat metabolic diseases and more
- Professor Emeritus George Y. Wu HonoredThe award recognized a lifetime of achievement and public service in medicine.
- Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Delivers Keynote Address at the Advanced Therapies in Orthopaedics (ATiO) Foundation Annual MeetingLaurencin spoke on Regenerative Engineering at the 2026 ATiO Conference in Berlin, Germany.
- A World-class Window into a World-class CollectionExplore UConn’s impressive botanical conservatory in-person or virtually
- Wishing Upon Even Star Political Candidates Can Be DangerousUConn political science researcher finds so-called ‘wishful thinking’ correlates with such negatives as polarization, animosity toward opposing side
- Summer Interns Support Warfighter NutritionNoah Colangelo ’27 (CAHNR) and Eliza House ’27 (CAHNR) interned with DEVCOM Soldier Center’s Combat Feeding Division (CFD), in Natick, Massachusetts this summer.
