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Juricán, from the Taino legend to explain hurricanes in the West Indies. (John Bailey/UConn Illustration)

The Impact of Hurricanes on the Ecosystem in Puerto Rico

Ecologist Michael Willig is examining the impact of Hurricane Maria on the snail population of Puerto Rico, a population that itself plays a critical role in the process of recovery from hurricanes. Read more.
Coach Hurley at the Werth Family UConn Basketball Champions Center. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

What’s Next for UConn Men’s Basketball?

'My expectations are higher than those of the most delusional fan,' says Coach Hurley. Read more.
A human fetus in utero. (Getty Images)

Calm the Immune System, Halt Premature Birth

UConn Health researchers found that a drug that blocks the cytokine GM-CSF may reduce the number of preterm births. Read more.
Illustrator Dwayne Booth, aka Mr. Fish, participates in a group critique of students' draft illustrations during a class at the Bishop Center. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

The Challenge of Political Illustration

The challenge of creating an impactful image in one panel is not for the faint-hearted, as students in the 'Topics in Illustration' class discovered earlier this semester. Read more.
During the recent Learning Communities Field Day, student teams competed in activities such as Sneaker Scramble, tug-o-war, dodgeball, and more. (Defining Studios Photography for UConn)

A Field Day for UConn’s Learning Communities

During the recent Learning Communities Field Day, student teams competed in activities such as Sneaker Scramble, tug-o-war, dodgeball, and more. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

ENG Building a Research Career at UConn

ENG Making Research Connections at UConn

ENG New GAANN Funding Will Allow UConn Engineering to Hire Up To 30 Additional Top-Quality Ph.D. Students

SSW NCAA Announces Student Research Grant Winners

SSW SSW Doctoral Student Selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Scholar

MED ‘An Extra Hand to Hold’ During Breast Cancer Treatment

CAHNR Groundwater’s Role in Legacy Nitrogen Transport

PHR AAPS Honors Diane Burgess with Dale E. Wurster Research Award in Pharmaceutics

BUS Research Series Draws Top Scholars in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

UConn in the News

New York Times

Op-ed: What ‘Justice’ Really Means

AMA Wire

Why the Virtual Anatomy Lab Won’t Replace the Real Thing

National Public Radio

After Prison, Many People Living With HIV Go Without Treatment

Brookings Institution

Sharing Digitized DNA Sequences Must Balance Scientific Progress with Fair Use

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