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The grant will be used to study how the brain chemical norepinephrine influences taste perception — work that could deepen understanding of why taste changes with behavioral state, age, illness, and neurological disease. today.uconn.edu/2026/07/how-br…

Students from UConn’s landscape architecture program collaborated with the Community Placemaking Engagement Network (CPEN) to develop designs for reinvigorating a 56-mile stretch of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail. today.uconn.edu/2026/07/uconn-…

Three University of Connecticut faculty members have been named Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the 2026-27 academic year by the U.S. State Department and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. today.uconn.edu/2026/07/uconn-…

The award of the NSF Quantum Technologies Engine in Connecticut grant recognizes Connecticut as a force in quantum technology acceleration and competitiveness. today.uconn.edu/2026/07/uconn-…

“This is how Connecticut stays ahead of the curve. We have always been one of the most innovative economies, and to keep our industries ahead of the curve, this is what have we to do.” today.uconn.edu/2026/07/uconn-…

In a recently published article in the Journal of Marketing, UConn researchers highlight how seeding the combination of a prominent influencer and a follower boosts the spread of an endorsement up to fivefold. today.uconn.edu/2026/07/market…

A Gaelic football player overcame a serious bicep tendon injury and has returned to play thanks to the support and expertise of his orthopedic team @uconnhealth. today.uconn.edu/2026/07/strong…

A state collaborative known as QuantumCT has been selected for a major competitive grant from the @NSF to advance quantum innovation and secure the domestic quantum supply chain. today.uconn.edu/2026/07/u-s-na…

Governor Ned Lamont, UConn President Radenka Maric, & Yale President Maurie McInnis joined state & local legislators and industry leaders to discuss the growth of the quantum technology sector in Connecticut and the combined efforts to make the state a global hub for innovations.

Lizzie’s Curbside food truck has been quenching the hunger of Huskies for 35 years with sandwiches like our cover pinup Cuban and The Shroom. Read the full story in the recent UConn Magazine. today.uconn.edu/2026/07/uconn-…

@NSF The NSF Quantum Technologies Engine in Connecticut aims to advance American quantum innovation and secure the domestic quantum supply chain by accelerating the commercialization of quantum technologies for national defense, biotechnology, and financial services.

The @NSF announced that CT is one of 12 regions selected to receive an NSF Engines award, joining a portfolio of regional technology clusters that are accelerating the development of critical technologies & building a durable U.S. technology advantage. today.uconn.edu/2026/07/u-s-na…

📣 NSF awards 12 new NSF Regional Innovation Engines to fuel research, drive innovation and support economic growth across the nation. Topics span energy grid security, critical mineral mining and quantum computing. brnw.ch/21x47St

With support from the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program, Smith says his collection of photographs will be published in book form as a portrait of America on its 250th anniversary. today.uconn.edu/2026/07/we-the…

Steven G. Smith, a professor in UConn’s Department of Journalism, has spent the last three years traveling the United States to bring together his latest project, “We the People: The United States in the 21st Century.”

Happy National Cow Appreciation Day to the best cows 🐄 💙

Professor Chang Liu's research could improve the efficiency and reliability of technologies ranging from aircraft and transportation systems to electronics cooling and data centers. today.uconn.edu/2026/07/uconn-…

Read more about Worthley’s partnership with Connecticut Humanities to distribute 100-or-so baby white oak tree seedlings. today.uconn.edu/2026/07/deep-r…

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, UConn Extension professor Thomas Worthley & his team of faculty/students are working to build recognition and appreciation for the role CT white oak trees played in the founding of the U.S.

Rosemary Moyo ’27 (CLAS) more or less has her future mapped out. The molecular & cellular biology major, with a double minor in bioinformatics & math, plans to explore biotech venture capital. But depending on what happens tomorrow, that could all change. today.uconn.edu/2026/07/uconn-…