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Weekly Headlines

Ashley Kalinauskas, '14 (BUS). (Nate Oldham/UConn Photo)

Drug Triggers Immune System to Fight Cancer in Pets

A UConn alumna has launched a startup that is marketing a new immunotherapy treatment for pets with cancer to veterinarians. Read more.

Kevin McMullen, a structural engineering Ph.D. student at UConn, has designed a bridge-safety monitoring device.

Student Engineers Monitoring System for Bridges

Kevin McMullen received a $40,000 grant from the UConn School of Engineering in partnership with Connecticut Innovations. to help him enter the marketplace with his bridge safety device. Read more.

Amy Gronus (wearing blue), a production chef at the Northwest Dining Hall, and Stephen Anthony, area assistant manager of Dining Services release bees at the Dining Services Apiary. (UConn File Photo)

Generating a Buzz on Campus

Designated as a 'Bee Campus USA,' in April, UConn pledged to educate and build a community that will aid in the fight to save the bee population, which has seen a decline due to the use of pesticides and rising temperatures. Read more.

Crystal Dangerfield (pictured) and Megan Walker were selected to the USA Basketball U19 World Cup Team on Sunday.

Two Huskies Picked for USA Basketball World Cup Team

Six-time defending gold medalists, the U.S. women's basketball team will look to make it seven in a row at the July 22-30 event in Cividale del Friuli and Udine, Italy. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

PHR José Manautou Named to National Advisory Council

MED New Neurosurgery Chief Brings Elite Expertise to UConn Health

ED State Leaders Attend Symposium on Childhood Trauma, Mental Health

UConn in the News

Associated Press

Voice of UConn spends offseason calling balls and strikes

Washington Post

New data shows a sharp increase in U.S. protest activity in April

Science News

Tool sharpens focus on Stone Age networking in the Middle East

The Guardian, UK