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Daily HeadlinesDecember 12, 2017
Jonathan is giving out kisses under the mistletoe to members of UConn Nation this holiday season. (Angelina Reyes/UConn Photo)

Under the Mistletoe

You never know who you’ll meet under the mistletoe. Watch as UConn Nation's very own Jonathan gets into the holiday spirit. Read more.
Yorkeria izardi, a tapeworm from northern Australia that is hosted by an undescribed species of Chiloscyllium or bamboo shark. Researchers from UConn and the University of Kansas, together with collaborators from around the world, have counted almost 5,000 species of tapeworms to date, and estimate there to be as many as 20,000 species. (Caira Lab)

Tallying Tapeworms: New Book Details Species, Hosts

To date, the researchers count almost 5,000 species of tapeworms and estimate there to be as many as 20,000 species. Read more.
The prevailing rosy view of earlier generations of immigrants is all hindsight, argues UConn's Tom Breen. His own great-grandfather, John Evangelist Breen, is a case in point.

An Immigrant’s Legacy

The prevailing rosy view of earlier generations of immigrants is all hindsight, argues UConn's Tom Breen. His own great-grandfather, John Evangelist Breen, is a case in point. Read more.

UConn in the News

Newsweek

Breakthrough Huntington’s Drug Hits Devastating Brain Condition at its Root

National Public Radio

Low Birth Rate Hurting Connecticut Population Growth

Associated Press

An anthropologist explains why we love holiday rituals and traditions

Phys.org

An anthropologist explains why we love holiday rituals and traditions

Phys.org

Scientists engineer nanoscale pillars to act like memory foam

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