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Daily HeadlinesMay 23, 2018

The lighter citrus plants have been edited using CRISPR to alter the phytoene desaturase (PDS) gene, which gives them a white color. (Yi Li/UConn Photo)

These CRISPR-modified Crops Don’t Count as GMOs

Plant science professor Yi Li discusses a strategy for editing the DNA of plants that holds promise of countering a devastating citrus disease and creating easy-to-maintain lawns. Read more.

Small bronze plaques in memory of victims of the Holocaust are seen between the paving stones of the Jewish Ghetto in Rome, Italy. The Roman Jewish Ghetto was originally established by Pope Paul IV in July 1555 as a walled quarter with its gates locked at night and survived until the walls were torn down in September 1870 when it the neighborhood remained the heart of the city's Jewish community. In October 1943 the Holocaust reached Rome when German Nazi troops entered the area and deported over 2,000 Jews, of which only about 100 survived the war. The quarter today is a bustling neighborhood famous for its ethnic Jewish food and restaurants. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)

Op-ed: We Need to Rethink How to Teach the Holocaust

Twenty-two percent of millennials have not heard of, or are not sure if they have heard of the Holocaust. Why this matters. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Core Research Facility Spotlight: Advanced Light Microscopy

UConn in the News

National Public Radio

School-Based Mental Health Centers Play Vital Role For Hispanic And Black Students

Health magazine

Is It Really Okay to Eat Eggs Every Day?

Playbill

Terrence Mann and Liz Larsen Will Star in Sweeney Todd in Concert

Broadway World

Terrence Mann & Liz Larsen to Lead ‘Sweeney Todd’ Concert

Becker's Hospital Review

Decline in number of African-American male physicians called a crisis

Associated Press

Why we need to rethink how to teach the Holocaust

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