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Building on its longstanding Honors Program, the new UConn Honors College will strengthen the opportunities that help students develop their potential and find a sense of purpose in their education.

Assistant professor Kali Simmons and her expertise are especially in demand between Halloween in October and Native American Heritage Month in November.

A new study led by Kumar Venkitanarayanan, dean of @UConnCAHNR has shown that plant-based antimicrobials are a promising avenue in the future of controlling antibiotic resistance in food-borne pathogens.

A collaboration between researchers at UConn Health and the Yale School of Medicine is advancing efforts to address family violence by helping fathers became safer, more engaged parents and coparents.

Steve Gillette ’26 MSA made a hard but intentional decision to pivot his career from police officer to accountant.

The new Digital Health and Technology concentration gives UConn students firsthand experience with the tools transforming modern healthcare and build skills sought by employers across the medical industry.

Sisters Lucy Homer ’27 (ENG, CLAS) and Kathryn Homer ’29 (ED, BUS) will give once-a-month science lessons at Natchaug Elementary School through the UConn-Willimantic Young Scientist Program, a project funded by an IDEA Grant.

The “Light It Red” initiative brought together @uconnwaterbury, the City of Waterbury, and Decoding Dyslexia-CT to highlight the importance of early identification, evidence-based instruction, and support for people with dyslexia.

RT @UConnFootball: Just. UConn. Grittiness.

RT @UConnHuskies: Let the Friday night fun begin! 😁🏈

Earlier this month, 29 master’s and Ph.D. students decoded the complexities of their research at UConn with Three-Minute Thesis presentations.

This study represents the first to systematically assess how the timing of access to language, the modality of language learned, and hearing status affect children’s acquisition of the cardinal principle and the ability to create sets larger than six.

UConn’s Ph.D. program in the Department of Kinesiology, located within @UConnCAHNR, has come out at the top of this year’s National Academy of Kinesiology’s (NAK) doctoral program evaluation.

Former @UConnWHOC player Ainsley Svetek ’23 ’24 (ENG), ’27 (CAHNR) is using her personal experience recovering from injury to inform her graduate studies in kinesiology and help other players get back on the ice safely.

RT @UConnHuskies: UConn and M&T Bank are proud to announce a historic expansion of their partnership that includes multiyear naming rights for Gampel Pavilion. The facility will be officially renamed as M&T Bank Center at Gampel Pavilion. 🔗:

On the latest UConn 360 podcast episode, Werth Institute Program Manager Aaron Rosman joins us to discuss UConn's "Day of Discovery," experiential learning for first-year and second-year students, and more. 🎧 Listen now:

“Olivia Rodrigo is one of the premier swearers in contemporary popular culture” might not be the type of analysis expected from top poli-sci professors Stephen Dyson and Jeffrey Dudas. 🔗 Read more about the podcast and its hosts in the UConn Magazine:

UConn hosted Connecticut's National Guard and Veterans Affairs leadership for an honest discussion on the evolving physical and mental health needs of servicemen and women.

A new study led by @UConnCAHNR professor Dr. Camila Hamond analyzed how exposure to Leptospira is common in horses in Connecticut and what strains they had been exposed to.

“Xiang’s work is a great example of how rigorous finance research can inform important public policy decisions. It’s particularly gratifying to see our faculty’s research recognized and cited in congressional deliberations.”