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Connecticut Universities are Adapting Research Around the Federal Funding Freeze

February 13, 2025

A funding freeze that started on Jan. 21 by President Donald Trump has raised concerns within the academic and scientific communities across the country. The federal loan and grant freeze has stirred up a l...

UConn Stamford & NEAG to Receive $2.8M from U.S. Department of Education

NaShawn Livingston

February 9, 2025

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The U.S. Department of Education has distributed $2.8 million to the University of Connecticut’s Stamford Campus and Neag School of Education for a collaboration dubbed "Sueños Scholars: Supporting Latiné Teac...

President Biden Honors University of Connecticut Researchers and Mentor Amid Departure

Jack Ross

February 9, 2025

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President Joe Biden honored three University of Connecticut faculty members during his final week in office. Researchers include Jill Wegrzyn, associate professor of evolutionary biology, and Arash E. Zaghi...

UConn Archives Preserve Campus History, Offer Research Resources

Lily Goldblatt

December 18, 2024

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A picture shows a familiar scene on UConn’s campus: crowds of students milling about by Wilbur Cross Library. Friends chatting. Backpacks slung across shoulders. The only thing that differentiates this from an...

UConn Women’s Basketball Off to 4-0 Start, Auriemma Reaches Career Milestone

Jack Ross

December 13, 2024

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The University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball team, ranked No. 2 in the nation, has opened the season with a perfect 4-0 record, showing no signs of slowing down. The Huskies have won every game by doubl...

UConn’s Carbon Neutrality Plan Targets 2030 Goal

Jack Ross

December 13, 2024

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Radenka Maric, dean of students at the University of Connecticut, introduced her Carbon Neutrality plan in December 2022 as one of her first initiatives in the position. The goal is to achieve carbon neutralit...

UConn’s New Nursing Building Breaks Ground and Starts Construction

Katie Servas

December 13, 2024

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The University of Connecticut hosted a ground breaking event to mark the start of construction on the new School of Nursing building on Oct. 30 with faculty, students and benefactors. “Today, we announce th...

Husky Nation News: Episode 80

Katie Servas

December 2, 2024

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This podcast is a digital archive of the WHUS News Team broadcast which airs on 91.7 FM once a week. This episode aired on November 19, 2024 and was produced and hosted by Katie Servas. This week’s news...

Greenwich Man Charged With Fraud After Caught Stealing $62,000 From UConn

Vinnie Carbone

November 18, 2024

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A 35-year-old man has been charged with fraud attempting to steal money from the University of Connecticut. Dickson Alorwornu, who also goes by the name Dixon Al, a citizen of Ghana residing in Green...

Connecticut Bomb Threat Issue Reaches UConn Waterbury Campus

Ria Kowalski

November 18, 2024

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A series of noncredible bomb threats have been made over the past month, it’s now made it’s to the UConn Waterbury’s Campus on Sunday Nov. 3. On Sunday morning at 10:55 a.m., UConn’s Alert system, UConnAL...