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Daily HeadlinesApril 17, 2019

Dr. Cato Laurencin, left, and physics professor Nora Berrah have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Class of 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photos)

UConn Professors Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Cato Laurencin and physics professor Nora Berrah are among the academy's 239th class, along with former First Lady Michelle Obama, and other leaders. Read more.

Three African-American women stand in front of east side tenements on Pearl Street in Hartford, circa 1900-1920. (Courtesy of the Hartford History Center, Hartford Public Library)

The Struggle to Find Affordable Housing in Hartford

A new exhibit at the Dodd Center, opening April 17, documents the racism and discrimination that many Hartford residents have experienced over the years, leaving them with little access to affordable housing. Read more.

Ryan Cortier, a recent engineering grad, left, and Sophie MacDonald ’20 (ENG) promote the concept of a new club, where students could bring anything from furniture to iPhones and learn to fix it themselves. The new club would be called the UConn Repair Café. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Focus on Sustainability: UConn’s Spring Fling

The Spring Fling festival on Fairfield Way featured organic and local food, eco-friendly vendors, green companies, and student groups in a celebration of sustainability. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

MED UConn Health Board of Directors to Honor Dr. Jacqueline “Kiki” Nissen

PHR Canyon Hopkins Receives School of Pharmacy’s 2018-2019 Diversity Award

PHR Nicholas Pugliese Among Five 2019 Grads Honored Nationally with ASHP Student Leadership Award

UConn in the News

MSN

Winters Are Only Going to Get Worse, So Researchers Invented a Way to Generate Electricity from Snowfall

Science and Technology Research

New Scientific Device Creates Electricity from Snowfall

Associated Press

This Calculator Will Guess How Many Healthy Years of Life You Have Left

Associated Press