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Daily HeadlinesOctober 28, 2019

A woman with a comfort mask holds a Chilean flag during a protest in the capital city of Santiago

Q&A: Protests in Chile

The protests that have erupted in Chile were sparked by a public transit fare hike, but are rooted in much deeper grievances, says Mark Healey of UConn. Read more.

Jenquel, who crossed the U.S., Mexico border with her mother and siblings, speaks with volunteers at the Catholic Charities Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas. Once families and individuals are released from Customs and Border Protection to continue their legal process, they are brought to the center to rest, clean up, enjoy a meal, and get guidance to their next destination. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Op-ed: Migrant Children’s Rights to Health and Rehabilitation

The U.S. should provide child migrants with community-based alternatives, not detention, say two School of Social Work professors. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CLAS Four UConn Researchers Collaborate to Create Nanoplatform for Intracellular Delivery of PNAs

LAW PILG Auction Offers Fun to Support a Great Cause

UConn in the News

Hartford Business Journal

As CT’s Medical Marijuana Industry Grows, Finding Workers Creates Challenges, Opportunities

New York Times

Steal This Archive? Abbie Hoffman’s Papers Become a College Collection

The Hill

Op-ed: Why Preservationists Must be more Green to Protect our Historic Places

SciTech Daily

New Evidence Shows Humans Mastered Fire Earlier Than Thought

Gizmodo

New Evidence Suggests Neanderthals Were Capable of Starting Fires

Neuroscience News

New Study on Early Human Fire Acquisition Squelches Debate

Providence Business News

Internet Addiction Workshop Planned

Tribune news

America is Failing Retail 101

Dental Tribune

No Top-selling Sweetened Children’s Drinks Meet Expert Recommendations

Science Daily

Use of Emergency CPR Device Rising Despite Lack of Evidence

Hartford Courant

Student Insight: Why We are Fighting for the Planet’s Future

Phys.org

Study on Early Human Fire Acquisition Squelches Debate

Science Daily

New Study on Early Human Fire Acquisition Squelches Debate

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