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Social Media Addiction: Who’s Most at Risk?

A UConn researcher finds that the answer lies not in how much you tweet, but whether you post significantly more on weekends than weekdays. Read more.

A view of the Avery Point campus. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Mystic Aquarium Chooses UConn as Research Base

A longstanding collaboration between UConn and Mystic Aquarium was recently solidified with a new agreement making the Avery Point campus the official home to the Aquarium's team of researchers. Read more.

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No Chocolate Milk? No Problem, Kids Get Used to Plain Milk

A UConn Rudd Center study finds that removing flavored milk from school lunch menus is an effective way to reduce children’s consumption of added sugar. Read more.

Fighting Tick-Borne Diseases on Multiple Fronts

UConn is on the front line in the fight to control the spread of tick-borne diseases. At the state testing lab on campus, UConn scientists are tracking established and emerging diseases carried by ticks from around the country. Read more.

Aesop's Fable, The Ants and the Grasshopper. (Library of Congress)

In Making Decisions, Are You an Ant or a Grasshopper?

Although it may seem less appealing, the ant's strategy of delaying gratification in the children's fable by Aesop should not be viewed in a negative light. Read more.

Veterinarians Heidi Morey '05 (CAHNR) and Scott Morey '06 (CAHNR) examine Jonathan XIV at Fenton River Veterinary Hospital in Tolland. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Two Alums Take a Bow (Wow) as Mascot’s New Vets

Diagnosis: The 80-lb. purebred Siberian Husky, born in October 2013, is still as sociable and energetic as he was when he was introduced in early 2014 as a 15-lb. puppy. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

MED Nurse Practitioners Part of UConn Health’s Provider Expansion

BUS Dual PharmD/MBA Degree Provides Career Options

CAHNR Scientists investigate effects of sea level rise on coastal wetlands

BUS Right People, Strong Culture are Keys to Success, Business Executives Say

UConn in the News

Washington Post

President Trump, do you remember that time Margaret Thatcher fired all the economists?

The Conversation

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New York Times

How Universal College Admission Tests Help Low-Income Students

Washington Post

‘We’re losing more people to the sweets than to the streets’

Consumer Reports

How to Stay Safe in the Heat

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