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Group of girls trick or treating on Halloween

Dentists: Halloween Candy May Come Back to Haunt You

Once you've been spooked by these chilling statistics, keep in mind that after Halloween is over, candy canes, hot chocolate, and gingerbread cookies are on the horizon. Read more.

Sub-Antarctic Chile. (Bernard Goffinet/Submitted Image)

The Art of Organisms Living in the Extreme

Images of Professor Bernard Goffinet's work debuted at the Chilean embassy this week, drawing attention to the tremendous and unaccounted for biodiversity in a region of that country. Read more.

Emily Yale, one of the three inaugural students in the UConn Master's of Engineering in Global Entrepreneurship program, with her autonomous robot at the Great Lawn on Oct. 7. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Program is Fertile Ground for Student Innovation

As one of the first students in the new Master’s of Engineering in Global Entrepreneurship program, Emily Yale is tapping a wide range of resources. Read more.

Family shopping in a bookstore. (Getty Images)

App Endgame: Detect Dyslexia Earlier

The current so-called 'wait to fail' model in the U.S., causes many children to lose a significant amount of educational time. The new app may enable teachers to test children earlier. Read more.

A view of high tension wires with autumn foliage. (Getty Images)

New England Power Line Corridors Harbor Rare Bees and Other Wild Things

These corridors sustain animals, birds and insects, including dozens of bees, one of which is so rare it was thought to have been lost decades ago from the U.S., writes UConn's David Wagner. Read more.

Promotional Games at Retail Stores Increase Consumer Spending

Surprisingly, even when the discount won from a promotional game is smaller than a traditional discount -- say only 10% versus 20% -- researchers still saw the same phenomenon. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS Former NBA Executive Says Diversity is the Key

CAHNR UConn Partners in Massive Arctic Data Project to Offer Insight into Changing Permafrost Conditions

CLAS Student-run Podcast Brings Research to Life

DENT Hundreds of UConn Interprofessional Health Students Gather at UConn Health

ED More Than $5M in Federal Funding to Support Gifted Education Research Projects

ENG Treating Depression through Mobile Technology

LAW Symposium Explores Polarization and Incivility

MED Breast Cancer Survivor Runs Ultramarathons to Honor Others

PHR Student Profile: Andrew Vilcinskas – Keeping (His) Life in Balance

SFA Stamford Campus Hosts 2019 Digital Media CT Summit

SSW Doctoral Student Awarded Dissertation Grant