UConn Today
Neag School Faculty Mentor Emerging Leader in Sport Through Global Exchange ProgramThe Sport Management Program participated in the 2025 Global Sports Mentoring Program, hosting Serbian coach and advocate Jelena Pavićević
Meet the Undergraduate: Stephanie Gilroy ’26 (CAHNR)Stephanie Gilroy has turned a love for animals into a promising research career focused on reproductive physiology
Atorvastatin Recall May Affect Hundreds of Thousands of Patients – and Reflects FDA’s Troubles Inspecting Medicines Made OverseasRecall is only the latest in a series of concerning manufacturing issues that have come to light since 2019
Risk Management Experts Highlight the Need for Young Talent During Two-Day Business EventThe event included panel discussions, classroom visits, and an opportunity for students to network with some top leadership in the field. Many of the speakers highlighted the risk industry’s need for young talent.
- Getting Connected: Engineers Learn From Alumni ExperienceAt the event, undergraduate students asked professional alumni for their advice on entering the workforce after graduation

- Organizational Realignment within Academic Affairs and Student Life & EnrollmentThe realignment goes into effect on Dec. 1, 2025

- Jason G. Irizarry Reappointed to Second Term as Dean of UConn’s Neag School of EducationInterim Provost Alpay praises Irizarry’s vision and leadership in guiding the School’s expanded community engagement and student success

- New Method Makes Transgene-Free Gene Editing Even More Promising'Our new but simple method is far more effective and can now be applied to a much wider range of plant species than our original approach'

- Dr. Madison Doolittle Receives American Federation for Aging Research GrantFunding will support Doolittle’s tissue aging research

- UConn Law Attracts Fulbright ScholarsFour of this year’s 36 LLM students came to the School of Law through the Fulbright Program.

- Existing Preservation Laws Could Protect Rural Public Schools from Vouchers, ChartersStudy suggests governments could create 'education preserves' around rural public school districts and issue regulations to govern charter schools and voucher programs within those borders, similar to the way hunting preserves have regulations to protect the natural resources within them

- Pilot Program Aims to Foster AI Literacy for All UConn StudentsUConn’s new on-demand, lab-supported course is helping students use AI responsibly for learning, creativity, and belonging

- Collecting More Race, Ethnicity, Language DataMeet some of the team behind UConn Health’s effort to improve health care quality, address patient disparities with more REL options

- UConn Pharmacy Student Receives the Gateway to Research AwardKayla Barca, a fifth-year Pharm.D. student, has received the Gateway Award from the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) for her research in opioid use disorder. With the support of her mentor, Gregory Sartor (Ph.D.), Kayla has excelled both in the classroom and laboratory, evidenced by this prestigious award.

- UConn Health Minute: Comfort in 3DEven a simple skin procedure can make someone a little nervous. At UConn Health, a new study is helping patients find calm in an unexpected way – through virtual reality. Fourth-year UConn medical student Avni Jain initiated the study starting in UConn Health’s dermatology clinic.

- Training Program Delivers Resources to Reduce Social Isolation Among SeniorsSocial isolation is a growing health concern that disproportionately impacts older adults. Researchers at UConn, Johns Hopkins University, and Brown University have designed cost-effective resources to reduce it

- UConn Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin Delivers Plenary Lecture at the ACS Global Scientific ConferenceLaurencin traveled to Mumbai, India to serve as the Plenary Speaker at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Global Scientific Conference.

- UConn Creates Family Medicine LeadersThree graduates of UConn School of Medicine elected leaders of the American Academy of Family Physicians and its Connecticut Chapter.

- One Collapse. Countless Saves.One Collapse. Countless Saves. Can we stop deadly heat in its tracks with ice and science? With half a lap left in the 10k race, Douglas Casa collapsed. The 16-year-old had dreamed of competing in New York’s Empire State Games since he was 12. He made the cut that June, finishing in the top two […]

- Meet the Undergraduate: Iris Yu ‘26 (CLAS, SFA)Yu demonstrates her creativity through diverse artwork depicting the visual culture of the Asian body

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