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Daily HeadlinesSeptember 28, 2018

A killer whale. (Photo by Audun Rikardsen, Arctic Coast Photography)

PCB Pollution Threatens to Wipe Out Killer Whales

More than 40 years after steps were first taken to ban the use of PCBs, these pollutants remain a deadly threat to animals at the top of the food chain. Read more.

A group of students, faculty and staff take off for a ride in a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter from the Student Union Mall as part of Lockheed Martin Day on Sept. 27, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Helicopter Ride Gives Students a New View of Campus

A select group of students took a ride in a helicopter over Storrs as part of Lockheed Martin Day, Sept. 27. Read more.

President of the Swing Dance Club Katherine Belle '19 (ENG) leads the group on a Shim-Sham, a classic line dance that kicked off the swing dance genre back in the 1920s. (Lucas Voghell/UConn Photo)

Dancing Beneath the Stars

UConn's Swing and Blues Club spent a recent Friday night dancing under the stars. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

DENT Growing the Biomedical Research Workforce

ENG NSF Awards More Than $2.5M for Neag School Faculty Research

UConn in the News

National Public Radio

Apples Or Fries? When It Comes To Kids’ Meals, Fries Are Hard To Beat

MSN

U.S. Kids Eating More Fast Food, Healthier Offerings Not Helping

UPI

Healthier Fast Food Options Might not Help Kids Eat Better

Science Daily

Publicizing a Firm’s Security Levels may Strengthen Security, Study Finds

Science magazine

To Overcome Decades of Mistrust, a Workshop Aims to Train Indigenous Researchers to be Their Own Genome Experts

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