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Daily HeadlinesApril 18, 2016

Jonathan Bobaljik, department head of linguistics, at his office in Oak Hall on April 12, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Linguist Wins Guggenheim Fellowship

The fellowship will support linguistics professor Jonathan Bobaljik’s work using an endangered language to further a universal theory of how language works. Read more.

Academy of Engineering and Green Technology’s NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge, which occurred over the weekend of April 9-10. They won the Rover Challenge Race 2016 Frank Joe Sexton Memorial Pit Crew Award High School Division. The team was led by graduate student Taofeek Orekan, a UConn NSF GK-12 Fellow.

A Vehicle Fit for Space Exploration

A UConn engineering grad student led a team of high school students in the NASA Rover Challenge to build a human-powered 'moonbuggy.' Read more.

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Judge Declines to Dismiss Newtown Lawsuit Against Gun Maker

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Natick’s Carlin Lived Out Dreams On The Ice At UConn

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