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Daily HeadlinesMay 6, 2019

Gauri Kumhar, 7, receives an award for her invention regarding reusable and edible rice bowls. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Young Inventors Converge on Campus

Nearly 300 youths brought their best ideas to Gampel Pavilion on Saturday, to vie in the 36th annual Connecticut Invention Convention. Read more.

The 3D crystalline structure of CD13, a protein vital for the integrin mode of cell movement. (A.H. Wong and J.M. Rini, University of Toronto)

Missing Molecule Hobbles Cell Movement

A new UConn study finds that cells missing a certain protein on their surface can’t move normally, with implications for wound repair as well as the spread of cancer. Read more.

Soon to be graduates pose with the new UConn sign along Route 195. From left are Kailin Lu '19 (CLAS), Kai Lu '19 (CLAS), Harun Malik '19 (CLAS), Carley Corbo '19 (ENG), Sidayah Dawson '19 (CLAS), Zhenhao Zhang '19 (CLAS), and Debra Peel '19 (CAHNR). (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

New Sign Greets All Upon Arriving On Campus

The sign was inspired by the ‘LAX’ letters that greet traffic arriving at Los Angeles International Airport. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

MED Pharmacy Residency Program Wins Reaccreditation

UConn in the News

Science Codex

Missing Molecule Hobbles Cell Movement

Associated Press

Over 100 CT Schools Have Vaccination Rates Below Standard

Business Insider

‘No Image Will Surpass This’: Stunning Picture of the Deep Universe

Pediatric News

Restroom, Locker Room Restrictions Foster Abuse of Transgender Teens

NBC News

1 Million Species Under Threat of Extinction Because of Humans, Report Finds

Market Screener

The 5 Coolest Things On Earth This Week

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