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A severed 3D-printed shoe pad repairing itself (Submitted Photo/An Xin and Kunhao Yu)

Where the Rubber Hits the Road, Breaks, and Repairs Itself

Researchers at UConn and USC put the rubber objects through strength tests that proved not only was regeneration possible, but regeneration at nearly 100 percent strength. Read more.

In Honor of St. Patrick’s Day: A Bit About Irish Fashion

English professor Mary Burke discusses the success of Irish fashion exports to post-World War II America. Read more.

Meaghan Perdue, a developmental psychology graduate student, who gave birth to a child in November.

First Steps: UConn Partners on Child Care Fellowship

A new private-public fellowship program is intended to make it easier for new UConn parents to return to research. Read more.

Associate professor of anthropology Deborah Bolnick and graduate student Sam Archer, in the laboratory. Bolnick is one of a group of anthropologists who have documented how bringing diverse perspectives into scientific inquiry goes beyond increasing representation in the lab: diversity transforms the very practice of science. (Photo by Bret Brookshire)

Science is Better When it’s Diverse

A group of anthropologists document how bringing diverse perspectives purposefully into scientific inquiry goes far beyond increasing representation in the laboratory: diversity transforms the very practice of science. Read more.

Ashley Jacques '20 (BUS), right, in Ireland, with a friend in the program, Isabelle Lee from Fordham University. (Submitted Photo)

Education Abroad: Ashley Jacques ’20, Dublin, Ireland

'I am now kicking myself that I did not do a full semester,' says Ashley Jacques '20 (BUS), as she recalls the summer she spent with an Education Abroad program in Ireland last year. Read more.

Vishal Cherian ’19 (ENG) writes some of his ideas on the pieces of paper posted along the wall. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Innovating Wellness: HackUConn 2019

UConn student innovators and creators put their heads together to devise new approaches to health care issues at a 24-hour event this past weekend. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

OVPR Bad to the Bone: Bacterial Lipids, Bone Loss, and Periodontal Disease

ED Leading While Black, the Experience of Black Female Principals

ENG Alumnus Q+A with Kevin Nolan, CEO of GE Appliances

ENG OVPR Announces Inaugural Convergence Awards for Research in Interdisciplinary Centers (CARIC) Recipients

MED How Sleep Savvy Are You?

MED UConn Health Unveils Advanced Lung Cancer Diagnostic Tool

UConn in the News

CBS News

How “Big Data” Gives Insurers a Giant Edge Over Consumers

Associated Press

The US Govt Might Charge for Satellite Data Again – Why That Would be a Big Mistake