- UConn Health’s Ophthalmology Chief Joins Statewide Society LeadershipDr. Edmund Farris begins 2-year term on Connecticut Society of Eye Physicians executive board
- A Pill Explores New Frontier in Early Parkinson’s Disease TreatmentUConn School of Medicine offering innovative clinical trial testing novel pill’s impact for reducing inflammation to treat Parkinson’s disease
- Smith to Develop Perspectives on Gender-Based Violence Course as 2026 Service Learning FellowThe new course, developed by Service Learning Fellow Ellen Smith, will include a service-learning component that connects students with community organizations working to prevent and respond to gender-based violence
- UConn Magazine: The Principal Formerly Known as DLewThe public STEAM academy in Norwalk helmed by Damon Lewis is such a Cinderella transformation tale that it has garnered the former UConn football captain state and national principal-of-the-year titles
- UConn Study of Warrant Reviews Exposes Need for ReformThe study by UConn Law Professor Miquel de Figueiredo – the largest quantitative analysis of warrants to date – is the focus of a panel discussion at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, at UConn School of Law
- Connecticut Transportation Institute Grant Funding Drives Traffic Safety Improvement'If we could even save one life, it’s well worth all the time, effort and money that we put into making our roadways safer'
- School of Social Work Alumni Share Career Pathways with BSW StudentsDuring a moderated panel, UConn alumni and staff offered firsthand insights into their day-to-day work as social workers
- Neag School Researchers Seek to Use Innovative Methods and Analysis to Reimagine Special Education PolicyA two-day conference, sponsored by the Spencer Foundation, brought national experts to Storrs to outline and plan for a new QuantCrit policy center
- Curating Green Space in an Urban JungleCAHNR Alum Stephanie Lucas uses her training in plant science to enrich an iconic historic park in New York City
- Researchers Launch Initiative to Improve Power Outage Predictions and Grid ResilienceBacked by a grant from the NSF, WISER was established in 2023 to apply the research and expertise at UAlbany and UConn to solve challenges related to energy systems
- Moving Beyond Implications Conference Grows in Third YearThe 3rd annual Moving Beyond Implications: Research into Policy conference sought to foster dialogue between researchers and state policymakers
- COVID Virus Declining in Northeast AnimalsA group of Connecticut researchers now better understand the current coronaviral landscape of wild and domestic animals in the northeastern United States
- UConn Research Informs Policy Debate on Expanding Juvenile Parole Eligibility in ConnecticutUConn researcher Sukhmani Singh’s new report to the Connecticut Sentencing Commission shows that people released under the state’s juvenile parole law have low recidivism rates and face significant reentry challenges, informing ongoing debates about sentencing reform
- Two Sisters, One CallingSisters, Christine McGovern and Katherine Bequary, enroll in the Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing Accelerated Second-Degree CEIN/BS Program.
- Michael Dietz Named Head of UConn’s Department of ExtensionA UConn alumnus, he has served the University in a variety of Extension leadership roles, developing and leading statewide programs focused on water resources, environmental quality, and community-based education
- Shari and Michael Cantor: A Lifetime of Husky Pride and GenerosityShari Cantor ’81 (BUS) and Michael Cantor ’80 (ENG), ’83 JD are turning decades of leadership and generosity into a lasting legacy through a $1 million planned gift commitment
- All Roads Lead to AI at HackUConn 2026This year’s hackathon will begin at 5:00 p.m. on February 27
- UConn Provides Guidance on Potential On-Campus Interactions with Immigration AgentsNo reports received of planned of confirmed campus visits
- UConn Engineering Alum Powers Performance at McLaren RacingAbhiemanyu Sukumaran ’24 (ENG) landed his dream job as a Performance Analysis Engineer at McLaren Racing after serving as president of UConn Formula SAE for two years
- UConn Magazine: Our Candy CrushTaking the candy world by storm: the Nerds Gummy Cluster — and UConn’s Greg Guidotti
