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A two-drug combination frequently used in anti-aging research causes brain damage in mice, University of Connecticut researchers report in the March 16 issue of PNAS. bit.ly/4sWV7s

Join @UConnAlumni this Friday for a pregame reception in Philly at 5:00 p.m. ahead of @UConnMBB's first round game! events.foundation.uconn.edu/ereg/newreg.ph…

NATIONAL GOALIE OF THE YEAR. UConn’s Tia Chan has been named National Goalie of the Year by the Hockey Commissioners Association. Chan led Hockey East in wins, GAA, SV%, minutes, AND shutouts. She backstopped @uconnwhoc to a conference title and their first NCAA tournament win.

Taking control is among the 3 things that Keith Bellizzi, a human development and family sciences professor who specializes in cancer survivorship, says helps people through hard times. Bellizzi was diagnosed with cancer four days shy of his 25th birthday. bit.ly/4rCLCh2

Billions of people live with this fatty liver disease, and beyond lifestyle interventions, there are currently very few treatment options. A team of UConn researchers have developed a new strategy that could possibly stop the disease. bit.ly/4rEUG4X

As an undergraduate at UConn in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Parth Patel ’21 (CLAS) was among the founding UConn student executive board members for Medical Minds Matter, Inc. bit.ly/4sQnVTo

Jagger Javenes ’18 (CAHNR) has had an artistic bent since childhood, which has guided his career as a landscape architect. bit.ly/3NjnEcD

Lexi Hastings ’25 (ED) made history last year when she helped lead UConn softball to the NCAA tournament for the first time in over 20 seasons, and now she is looking to make more history this summer as part of the Women's Pro Baseball League. bit.ly/4rzu5X2

Ph.D. candidate Asmita Aasaavari immersed herself in ethnographic research and slowly built relationships for her dissertation, document what aging is like in northeastern Connecticut. bit.ly/41bI3Du

In the coastal waters stretching from Maine to Virginia, Atlantic sea scallops rival lobster as the top shellfish caught in the wild. Now, warming and acidifying oceans are posing new threats and prompting new solutions. bit.ly/4djKmfa

Got our number. #PURSUIT

No. 1⃣ The Huskies are the No. 1 overall seed in Region 1 in Fort Worth!

The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) has once again recognized UConn’s significant contribution to research and innovation with the election of nine new members to the prestigious group. bit.ly/4bp4Bp6

"We need to separate AI from empire,” Karen Hao, author of the New York Times bestselling book, “Empire of AI,” and former foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, said during her talk and Q&A on March 9 at the Dodd Center for Human Rights. bit.ly/3N4liOJ

UConn researchers analyzed how phone use among cohabitating couples influenced perceptions of affection and relationship satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic. bit.ly/4se83KG

Professors, graduate students, and undergraduates from the University of Maine, the University of New Hampshire, and the University of Vermont joined the UConn community for a tour of local farms. bit.ly/4sowuoR

A star on the court and in the classroom, Azzi Fudd ’25 (CLAS) ’26 MBA came to UConn with more on her mind than college hoops. She came with ambition that went well beyond basketball – something that she says is embodied by what it means to be a Husky. bit.ly/40pmS0I

Two faculty in UConn’s College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) were among the world’s most highly cited researchers in 2025. bit.ly/4um1dnJ

Wishing good luck in today’s match to UConn alumni Steve Emt! He could be bringing home the first Paralympic curling medal to the U.S.

Vishal Baloria, an associate professor of accounting in the UConn School of Business, teaches “Business 2235: Personal Financial Literacy,” a “life-ready” course he designed in 2023 to ease students’ stress around managing money. bit.ly/4bbSUC5