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Steve Gillette ’26 MSA made a hard but intentional decision to pivot his career from police officer to accountant.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Earlier this month, 29 master’s and Ph.D. students decoded the complexities of their research at UConn with Three-Minute Thesis presentations.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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“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:
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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.
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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.
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“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.”
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Senior business student and Thrift Den co-founder Suhitha Sreedhar is one of the UConn delegates who will attend the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) next month in Antalya, Turkey.
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Brianna Flores ’29 (ENG)'s IDEA project, “The Enchanted Book,” combines elements of art and engineering to create an automated mechanism that flips pages, emits light, and offers sound.
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A national survey shows one in six US teens suffers from serious anxiety. Many teens aren’t getting adequate mental healthcare for it, reports University of Connecticut psychiatric epidemiologist T. Greg Rhee.
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Campus tours, info sessions, academic advice, and more... Join us at our next Fall Campus Visit Day on October 25 and discover everything UConn has to offer 🍂
🔗 Registration and info: admissions.uconn.edu/open-ho…
ALT A student standing and facing a group of families and students on a fall day during a campus tour.
ALT Flags, tables, and tents set up on a patch of grass displaying welcome and informational signs to families at Fall Campus Visit Day.
ALT Students and families fill a lecture hall while a panel of students lead a presentation. A projector screen also displays a presentation reading "The Student Experience. One community. Countless opportunities."
ALT Students and families converse with current students sitting at informational tables during a fall campus visit day.