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Daily HeadlinesMarch 9, 2017

Fruit machine with health and physical themed reels, close up. (Getty Images)

Gambling on a Third Casino

As Connecticut considers a third casino, UConn Health addiction expert Thomas Babor discusses the effects of gambling on individuals, families, and society. Read more.

Lindsey Gilson '17 (BUS, ENG), a senior studying engineering management for manufacturing, was named Intern of the Year by the American Society of Engineering Education. Gilson, a native of Trumbull, Conn., interned last year for six months with Unilever in Minneapolis. Gilson will graduate this May. (Gerry McCarthy/UConn Foundation Photo)

Student’s Dual Expertise Saved Company More than $1 Million

Management and Engineering for Manufacturing major Lindsey Gilson received accolades from the American Society for Engineering Education for her outstanding work as an intern with Unilever. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS Consumers on the Move: Mobile Geo-Targeting

SSW Dr. Elsaesser Recipient of Research Funding

SSW Dr. Garran’s 2nd Edition of Racism in the United States Published

UConn in the News

Business Insider

An alarming study links fraud in the Enron scandal to similar practices at charter schools

Washington Post

A reading list about African American history for the Trump administration

New York Magazine

There’s a Word for the Assumption That Everybody Should Be in a Relationship

EdTech Magazine