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Mission to Mars

Getting to the Red Planet is a lot more than just rocket science. Management professor John Mathieu ’80 (CLAS) is working with NASA on the human mechanics. Read more.

Olivia Narciso '17 (SFA) discusses how to develop her ornament with assistant professor of art Alison Paul. (Garrett Spahn/UConn Photo)

Students Design Ornaments for National Christmas Tree Display

Twelve ornaments created by UConn students will adorn the Connecticut tree that is part of this year's National Christmas Tree display in Washington, D.C. Read more.

Shipwreck from the medieval period. (Courtesy of Kroum Batchvarov)

Black Sea Project Discovers Unseen Medieval Ship

UConn nautical archaeologist Kroum Batchvarov says seeing the medieval shipwreck for the first time was 'a truly thrilling moment.' Read more.

Statins and stethoscope. (Shutterstock Photo)

At 40, It May Be Time For a Cholesterol-Lowering Drug

A UConn Health cardiologist discusses new prevention guidelines that could dislodge heart disease as the #1 killer of Americans. Read more.

The 1934 survey was recommended by Governor Wilbur L. Cross as an essential planning tool for Connecticut. It was a time of incredible development and growth. New York urbanization was expanding, modern roads for the automotive boom were spreading into Connecticut and the use of new heavy machinery allowed transformations to the landscape at a scale never seen before. (Connecticut State Library)

Worth a Thousand Words: Connecticut’s Coastline Changes

From early hand drawings and aerial photos to today's drone images, a new website tells the story of changes in the Connecticut coastline over the past century. Read more.