UConn Today
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.
Meet the Undergraduate: Iris Yu ‘26 (CLAS, SFA)Yu demonstrates her creativity through diverse artwork depicting the visual culture of the Asian body
UConn Magazine: Inventor of your Next Favorite AppleAll hail Snap Dragons and Autumn Crisps: What it means to be queen of the fruit breeding universe
- Finding Presence: Using Mindfulness to Transform Social Work Education at UConn"Social workers carry the world’s challenges on their shoulders," says Associate Professor and course instructor Caitlin Elsaesser. "By practicing mindfulness—an energy of awareness—we nurture the presence and compassion that make transformative healing and advocacy possible."

- Tales From the CollectionsCollecting, skinning, and skeletonizing – for science!

- Meet the Undergraduate: Liam Tyler ‘28 (CLAS)Inventing a smart solution for a perennial problem of dorm living

- Wolff Competition Awards Grand Prize to Company Using Seaweed to Replace PlasticEvent brings ‘incredible energy, great ideas, a celebration of innovation’

- Diego Cerrai Wins NSF CAREER Award for Advancements in Power Outage, Restoration ModelingDiego Cerrai's models help utility companies predict power outages during winter storms and restore power more efficiently.

- Halloween Dental Myths BustedUConn's pediatric dentists share truths and tips for Halloween

- Two UConn Students Chosen as AFPE Pre-Doctoral FellowsUConn Pharmaceutical Sciences Ph.D. students, Liam Carman and Luke Burroughs, have been named 2025-2026 pre-doctoral fellows by the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) for their research.

- Meet Jean: A Lifetime Giver on a Mission to Always Help OthersJean Martin has enrolled in a new UConn Health clinical research study to help enhance the future care of sickle cell disease patients.

- Misunderstood Monsters: Tales of Horror Are Far More Than Blood Splatter and Gore'There’s just tremendous beauty and art and intelligence behind the greatest films in any category. Why do so many critics plug in the worst horror films for all horror?'

- Professor: Supply Chain Management Can Strengthen Connecticut’s Vital Manufacturing SectorIn Connecticut, the demand for supply-chain managers has increased 52% in the last five years

- UConn John Dempsey Hospital Recognized for Exceptional Clinical PerformanceSepsis, pneumonia, hip fracture care, and GI surgery earn 5 stars from Healthgrades

- Being Seen, Feeling Seen: Summit Examined Complicated, Far-Ranging Intersections of Sport and Human RightsHuman Rights Summit features perspectives from athletes, academics, and industry experts

- UConn Celebrates Beam Signing for the Future Home of the Elisabeth DeLuca School of NursingThe UConn Nursing community came together on Monday, October 27, for a beam signing ceremony to commemorate the construction of the new Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing.

- UConn and Eversource Present Clean Energy and Sustainability Innovation Program AwardThe CESIP challenge brought together student teams from across disciplines to develop forward-thinking solutions to pressing energy and environmental challenges

- Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Amounts of Lead, New Report Says – A Pharmacologist Explains the DataPowder and ready-to-drink protein sales have exploded, reaching over US$32 billion globally from 2024 to 2025. Increasingly, consumers are using these protein sources daily.

- Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin is Plenary Speaker at AAMP ConferenceUConn Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin was the Plenary Speaker at 39th Annual Association for Academic Minority Physicians, Inc. Conference in Alexandria, VA.

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