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The University of Connecticut is home to more than 32,000 students, 1,500 faculty, 255,000 proud alumni, and a handsome husky named Jonathan. #UConnNation
Storrs, CT
Joined October 2009
"Right now, we’re in what I call the ‘Dark Ages’ of heart failure treatment." https://t.co/Vd0ZDTiWRL
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NIH accelerating UConn Health cardiologist Dr. Travis Hinson’s treatment for heart failure genetic mutation from lab toward in-human trials
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Emmanouil "Manos" Anagnostou is honored for contributions to remote sensing hydrology, hydrometeorology, and environmental engineering. https://t.co/VPWD529sQz
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Emmanouil "Manos" Anagnostou is honored for contributions to remote sensing hydrology, hydrometeorology, and environmental engineering
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"2024 was likely the hottest year in 100,000 years. Species have adapted to recent conditions, and maybe they can survive these novel conditions, or maybe they can’t, but we won’t know without checking, in a focused way.” https://t.co/CEjTzQunFq
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Forecasting to show which species are at greatest risk of climate-related extinction, before it’s too late
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This patent moves researchers one step closer to developing a universal vaccine for leptospirosis, a widely neglected disease. https://t.co/fB7thpjW8N
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This patent moves researchers one step closer to developing a universal vaccine for leptospirosis, a widely neglected disease
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The Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing will become the second UConn school or college renamed for a philanthropic alum, honoring the woman whose foresight is helping the school raise its profile and expand its enrollment to meet soaring demand. https://t.co/MeutK3myoL
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The School’s new academic home, currently being built with her generous support, also would bear her name
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Hope Chokshi ’28 (CLAS) spent two months studying in Turkey as part of the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program. The CLS program provides summer programs for students to learn languages of strategic importance to the U.S. https://t.co/JSqRd8ua1A
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The Critical Language Scholarship program provides summer programs for students to learn languages of strategic importance to the United States
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UConn was recognized in the latest Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Sustainable Campus Index (SCI) as a Top Performer. Areas where UConn excelled included coordination and planning, as well as campus engagement. https://t.co/HlUfePjShD
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The test of the UConnALERT system has concluded. Thank you for your cooperation. Today is a good opportunity to read and review UConn’s Emergency Hazard Guide, which can be found at https://t.co/nipaDdBBSl. For more information about UConnALERT, visit https://t.co/N4qgFohkKj.
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UConnALERT is the official emergency alerting system for the University of Connecticut and is the definitive source of information regarding emergency information, campus operating status, and major...
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This is a test of UConnALERT. This is only a test. In the event of an emergency, please check https://t.co/sN0zL02tza for updates.
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UConnALERT is the official emergency alerting system for the University of Connecticut and is the definitive source of information regarding emergency information, campus operating status, and major...
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Three UConn experts who have worked for decades to provide nutrition education through SNAP share insights on what cuts could mean for residents of our state. https://t.co/WvdmI1gcYt
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Three UConn experts who have worked for decades to provide nutrition education through SNAP share insights on what cuts could mean for residents of our state
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For some species, like long-lived Joshua trees, a team of researchers including UConn Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Assistant Professor Karolina Heyduk are working to understand how much these plants can respond to climate change. https://t.co/P95TXLAFgF
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What today’s seedlings are experiencing is going to be very different than what they might experience in 100 years when they're mature plants
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Today’s fans of crime fiction will recognize this fascination with sordid tales of murder, mystery, and mayhem. But the genre has deep roots in history, long predating the plethora of police procedurals that grace our TV screens today. https://t.co/1HzmWRhVCH
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Two UConn professors on the history of fictional female criminals and crime-fighters
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Citizen scientists help researchers protect one of Earth’s oldest surviving species: horseshoe crabs. https://t.co/0YMR80LDBG
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Citizen scientists help researchers protect one of Earth’s oldest surviving species: horseshoe crabs
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In a recent pink-tinted Instagram post, over the swinging vocals of a Taylor Swift track, Maleekha Fong ’28 (CLAS) reminds her followers that it’s alright if they’re not feeling like themselves today. https://t.co/IrX3BrixFU
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'Take every opportunity you’re given and just make sure that you’re loving what you’re doing, that you want to be here, that you want to learn'
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From low-cost well water testing to reducing environmental threats to water safety through informed land use, UConn Extension programs seek to keep Connecticut's water clean and healthy. https://t.co/S69t6utsZY
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From low-cost well water testing to reducing environmental threats to water safety through informed land use, UConn Extension programs seek to keep Connecti ...
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Something strange happens when two kinds of seals living in the waters around Cape Cod get infected with influenza – harbor seals get sick but gray seals don’t. https://t.co/lkwRlSq0Pj
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'That’s the big question we’re trying to understand – why is there a difference in the response in two different species that occupy the same space; wh ...
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Seth Warner, an assistant professor in UConn’s political science department, says his study, “Partisan animosity and protest participation in the United States,” is significant because it offers researchers a reinterpretation of the reason people protest. https://t.co/EByyGwfDu6
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Tapping into their decades of expertise, UConn researchers are helping tackle the mental health crisis using science, simplicity, joy — and puppets. https://t.co/A6EV6Cvjjb
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UConn will host its first-ever Tech Showcase on Thursday, Sept. 18, gathering some of the state’s top innovators in celebration of groundbreaking research and entrepreneurial talent. https://t.co/Fxb2rZZKqb
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The Sept. 18 event will bring together the state’s leading innovators and offer elite opportunities for startups and students
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As the world’s clean-water supply continues to diminish, researchers are pursuing various methods for effective wastewater treatment and monitoring. There are abundant challenges to maintaining water quality, recovery and processing. https://t.co/nJLWP3KPRx
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A College of Engineering research team is developing smart sensors for monitoring municipal wastewater, soil and other treatments with more accuracy and sta ...
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