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Daily HeadlinesMarch 28, 2017

Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) with new leaves, flower buds, and berries. (Getty Images)

Invasive Japanese Barberry to Gain Ground with Climate Change

One of New England’s invasive species, Japanese barberry, will remain and flourish in new areas under predicted temperature increases, while the other, garlic mustard, will head north, says a new study. Read more.

The young and the useless. Oligodendrocyte progenitor cells like these never mature properly in patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis.

Sick Stem Cells Point to Better MS Drugs

UConn Health researchers think they know why a particularly aggressive form of multiple sclerosis has so far proved unresponsive to drug treatments. They hope this knowledge will help develop better treatments. Read more.

Student Innovators Create Solutions to Allergies

Students took part in a 24-hour competition this past weekend to come up with solutions to problems associated with allergies and allergic reactions. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

PHR If it’s Monday This Must be Hartford

UConn in the News

Phys.org

Climate change puts invasive plants on the move

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Climate change both facilitates and inhibits invasive plant ranges in New England

New Scientist

From HIV to climate change: how to spot denialists in action

Associated Press

UConn, South Carolina, Miss State and Stanford in Final Four

San Francisco Chronicle