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A student contributes another species to the total count. (Photo courtesy of Sydney Clements)

BioBlitz Species Count Sets New U.S. Record

Scientists and members of the public joined in the one-day event, which was led by UConn biologists.

Veterans Day Ceremony at UConn's Ultimate Sacrifice Memorial. (Ariel Dowski '14 (CLAS)/UConn File Photo)

Decorated Combat Veteran to Lead UConn’s Veterans Programs

Alyssa Kelleher '04 (CLAS), a UConn ROTC alum who saw active duty in Afghanistan, has been named the University's new director of Veterans Affairs & Military Programs.

London Mist Tearrific Ice Cream. (Paul Johnson Photography, courtesy of Tearrific Ice Cream)

Alumnus Creates Some Tearrific Ice Cream

A husband-wife alumni team launched an award-winning business making all natural, tea-infused ice cream, with some initial help from the UConn Dairy Bar.

Refueling a hydrogen-powered car. (iStock Photo)

New Catalyst Found for Clean Energy Fuel

UConn chemists have found a new non-metal catalyst that could help support a sustainable hydrogen fuel economy.

Stu Rothenberg '77 Ph.D., political analyst and editor of Roll Call, Capitol Hill's premier newspaper. (Photo courtesy of Roll Call)

Rothenberg: ‘Reality Show has Taken Over American Politics’

UConn alum and political analyst Stu Rothenberg gives his take on the Presidential campaign so far.

Head shot of Masha Gordina, professor of mathematics. (Bria Diaz/UConn Photo)

Math Professor Flying High with Simons Foundation Fellowship

Masha Gordina’s work spans different sub-fields of mathematics, making her what some call a mathematical 'bird.'

Goodnight UConn! We’re heading back into the wilderness to do some night herping to find some snakes. Thanks for coming with us on our trip! You can keep up with all of our desert adventures by following us @uconnherping

Searching for Creepy Crawlies in the Arizona Desert

Follow a group of UConn students for a day, looking for lizards, snakes, scorpions, and Gila monsters in the Sonora Desert.

Old-growth Atlantic Rain Forest in background, with second-growth in foreground in Bahai, Brazil. (Wayt Thomas Photo)

Natural Regrowth of Tropical Forest Helps Reach Climate Goals

Natural regeneration can be a low-cost way of helping the environment while storing excess carbon.

Nichole Broderick, assistant professor of molecular and cell biology, left, and Katherine Tiernan '19 (ENG) look at a bacteria culture plate during a 'Microbe Hunting' class, part of a global collaboration between students and microbiologists called the Small World Initiative. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Joins National Microbiome Initiative

UConn microbiologist Nichole Broderick spoke at the launching of the White House initiative in May.

Nicholas Russo '18 (CLAS) checks hemlock trees in the Moss Tract of the UConn Forest in Willington for woolly adelgid sacs on May 6, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Sophomore Wins Udall Scholarship

Nicholas Russo '18 (CLAS) won the prestigious national scholarship for his commitment to the environment.