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President Susan Herbst at the Hartford Campus on Aug. 23, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

The Susan Herbst Years, 2011-2019

During her tenure, President Herbst has set a strong foundation on which UConn’s 16th president and coming generations of its students, faculty and staff, alumni, and others can build. Read more.

As Susan Herbst prepares to complete her presidency, faculty, staff, students, and alumni reflect on the impact she has had on the UConn community over the past eight years. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Thank You, President Herbst

As Susan Herbst prepares to complete her presidency, faculty, staff, students, and alumni reflect on the impact she has had on the UConn community over the past eight years. Read more.

Christian Connors '20 (CLAS) collects caterpillars near Dog Lane in Storrs on July 11, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Summer Undergraduate Researcher Christian Connors ’20 (CLAS)

'With insects, there is this hidden guild of organisms that are secretly controlling insect numbers,' says Christian Connors, who is conducting research on insect parasitoids. Read more.

Jonathan XIV's new Husky One Card.

New Husky One Cards Ready For Employee Pickup

The new cards are now available to employees at the One Card Office, with student cards arriving in two weeks' time. Read more.

Meet the researcher graphic

Series: Meet the Researcher

Read about the paths that led researchers to their areas of expertise, and how their work leads to discoveries that impact scholarship, the economy, and our society. Read more.

Leaky Blood Vessels. Two conceptual images of a cancer tumor blood vessel. In (A), the right side of the blood vessel (marked by the dark gray bar below the pore) is leaky, with a large pore that allows too much fluid to leave the vessel. The left side shows the same blood vessel after dexamethasone treatment; the pore is smaller and the vessel less leaky. Dexamethasone treatment does the same thing to the vessel pores in (B). The smaller pores allow more anti-cancer drug (green dots) to travel further inside the tumor, leading to more effective treatment. (John Martin, University of Tokyo, and Matthew Stuber, UConn)

Common Steroid Could Soften Up Tumors for Chemo

A drug used to alleviate side effects of cancer treatment may also make the treatment more successful if given beforehand, researchers say. Read more.

James Holzhauer, 'Jeopardy!' champion and professional sports gambler, prepares to present a trophy at the 2019 NHL Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 19, 2019. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

‘Jeopardy!’ Winner Used Analytics to ‘Beat the Game’

OPIM professor David Bergman says analytics and strategy helped recent game-show champion James Holzhauer dramatically increase his chance of success. Read more.

A mother and daughter lighting candles on a Hanukkah menorah. (Getty Images)

The American Jewish Year Book, a Record for Posterity

Emeritus professor of sociology Arnold Dashefsky, co-author of the year book, discusses the importance of keeping records on the Jewish population in America, and the challenges of updating the publication. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS Grad Students Help PCX Aero Go ‘Full Throttle’

CAHNR OVPR Announces Research Excellence Awards

CLAS In Memoriam: Brian Jones, State Archaeologist

OVPR Better Guidelines to Treat Your Gums

ED IES Awards $6.9M for Neag School Research

MED Nurse Makes Lifesaving Catch

UConn in the News

Sierra Club

Trees Alone Can’t Save Us From Climate Change

Columbia Journalism Review

When Showing Credibility Imperils a Story’s Subjects

The Scientist

Smart Pills Help Monitor Cancer Patients’ Therapy

The Washington Post

Eyes Turn to Courts for Recompense

The New York Review of Books

The New Fugitive Slave Laws

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