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Daily HeadlinesFebruary 4, 2019

UConn Board to Vote Tuesday on Appointing Next President

The UConn Board of Trustees has scheduled a special meeting Tuesday morning to consider and vote on the appointment of the University’s 16th president. Read more.

Cal Miller-Stevens, left, and her niece Capri Frank pose for a photo inside the store at Miller Foods Inc., a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated food business located in Avon, Connecticut. Behind them is a photo taken in the early 1960s, in the same location. From left is family matriarch Margaret 'Oma' Miller and her two daughters, Sandi Trudeau (Frank’s mother) and Miller-Stevens. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

Generation 2.0: Growing the Family Business

Family businesses face a unique set of issues, a fact that is recognized by the UConn School of Business, which revamped and re-introduced its program for family entities a year ago. Read more.

Esme Roszel '20 (SFA), center, and Felicia Cooper, a first-year MFA student, perform in Matthew Sorenson’s 'Legend of the Snow Queen.' (Lucas Voghell '20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Community Celebrates ‘Legend of the Snow Queen’

UConn graduate student and performance director Matthew Sorenson wrote the play to inspire children to be able to solve problems with compassion and kindness. Read more.

Staff at UConn Health donned their red gear and formed a large heart in the main lobby, dedicated to raising awareness about cardiovascular disease, and kicking off American Heart Month on Feb. 1, 2019. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

UConn Health Goes Red for Women’s Heart Health

Staff at UConn Health wore a piece of red clothing on Friday, National Wear Red Day, to raise awareness about the importance of preventing heart disease and stroke in women. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

PHR In Memoriam – Paul A. Kramer

CLAS Non-Coding Doesn’t Mean Non-Functioning: Exploring the Role of Non-Coding RNA in Gene Expression and Evolution

UConn in the News

Stock Market

Torigen Pharmaceuticals Secures $3.1 Million in Series A Financing

NEA Today

United and Determined, Educators Strike a Blow Against For-Profit Charter Schools

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