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Daily HeadlinesMarch 27, 2018

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo, presents flowers to former Dodgers President Peter O'Malley (R) after he received The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon from Harry H. Horinouchi, consul general of Japan in Los Angeles, as part of Japan Night celebration at Dodger Stadium prior to the start of a baseball game between the Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies July 8, 2015 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Babe Ruth in a Kimono: How Baseball Diplomacy has Fortified Japan-US Relations

The sport has been a unifier, bringing together the people of two nations with vastly divergent histories and cultures. Opening Day is Thursday – play ball! Read more.

Skeleton of Harry Eastlack (1933-1973), who had a rare disorder called fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva caused by a genetic mutation that transforms connective tissue, such as muscle, ligaments, and tendons, into bone, resulting in progressive fusion of all the joints in the skeletal system. (Memento Mütter Museum, under a Creative Commons License)

Bones in All the Wrong Places

UConn researchers have shown how a mutation causes certain cells in muscle tissue to develop into cartilage and bone at injury sites. Read more.

Norwyn Campbell '20 (ENG) in a hallway at Eddy Residence Hall on March 22, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Jamaican Student Eager to Explore New Perspectives

Biomedical engineering student Norwyn Campbell believes multiculturalism creates broader thinkers and paves the way for a global outlook. Read more.

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