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Daily HeadlinesAugust 16, 2019

Amanda Bunce, a graduate student in the Department of Natural Resources, inventories trees within the UConn Forest. (Tom Rettig/UConn Photo)

Yellowstone: A Landscape with Lessons

Yellowstone National Park and the UConn Forest look nothing alike but both speak to the same point: disturbances in the ecosystem drastically alter the landscape. Lessons from one may inform the other. Read more.

A man in a cherrypicker with an orange power saw, trimming evergreen branches

Enhanced Tree Trimming Reduces Storm-Related Power Outages, UConn Study Finds

A new study found that regular tree trimming reduces power outages caused by downed transmission lines. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS New Business School Faculty for 2019

UConn in the News

NBC News

Survey of U.S. Forests Ties Tree-killing Insects to Climate Change

Phys.org

In Product Design, Imagining End User’s Feelings Leads to More Original Outcomes

AARP

Need a Doctor, Hospital or Rehab? Medicare Has Tools to Help

Newsday

Hispanics on Long Island, Nationally Have Longer Life Expectancy Than Others

Broadway World

The UConn’s Ballard Institute Presents Free Puppet-Building Workshops

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