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The University of Connecticut’s Korey Stringer Institute is undergoing a $1 million expansion to help further its studies on how heat impacts the human body.   More specifically, a new lab will let researchers recreate heat, humidity, sunlight, altitude and other conditions laborers face while working outside.   “It’s only getting hotter and climate change is making it very...

The family of a missing Storrs woman who disappeared while hiking in Japan more than two years ago is getting a sense of closure after her remains were found earlier this month.

The family of a missing Storrs woman who disappeared while hiking in Japan more than two years ago is getting a sense of closure after her remains were found earlier this month. Pattie Wu-Murad went missing in April of 2023 while hiking alone in the Nara prefecture in central Japan. Her family says an initial 72-hour search for her turned up…

More than two years after a woman from Storrs went missing while hiking in Japan, investigators have found her remains and confirmed her death, according to her family. Pattie Wu-Murad went missing on April 10, 2023, while hiking in the Nara Prefecture in central Japan. She was last seen checking out of the Mandokoro guest house around 7 a.m. After she…

This year’s HuskyTHON raised a record-breaking $2 million for Connecticut Children’s this weekend. Over 4,000 students danced at the Storrs campus for 18 hours as they raised money for families at Connecticut Children’s. According to HuskyTHON, this year, they raised a record breaking $2,102,853.03. Organizers say this is the first time HuskyTHON has broken the $2 million mark. Last year,…

UConn says it is asking educators for ideas on how to address programs with low enrollment.

Some freshmen at the University of Connecticut are scrambling to find on-campus housing in Storrs with just weeks before classes begin.

If you take a drive through the state of Connecticut, chances are you’ll pass through at least one town with a connection to an Olympian who competed in Paris. More than 40 athletes in the 2024 Summer Olympics either grew up, trained or went to school in the Constitution State. A total of 20 medals were awarded to these impressive…

Experts at UConn’s Home and Garden Education Center are warning gardeners about invasive beetles. “They’re not harmful to people,’ said horticulture specialist and educator Pamm Cooper. “They can be bad, it depends on how many you get.” Japanese Beetles and Asiatic Garden Beetles are not native to New England, but they can be found in many Connecticut home gardens....

Thousands of students were up on their feet, ready to dance for 18 hours. “It’s a little daunting, but we were also dancers in high school and a little bit before that, so we’re used to it,” said Ella Zmijewski. The HuskyTHON is not only a tradition on campus, it is also a tradition in Zmijewski’s family. “I spent...