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Students during a lecture in the Chemistry Building on March 13, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Students Earn Degrees More Quickly Than National Average

New data indicates that UConn students graduate in 4.2 years, almost a full year ahead of the average bachelor’s degree candidate at 3,600 post-secondary institutions in the U.S. Read more.

Michael Lynch, left, director of UConn's Humanities Institute, facilitates the panel discussion with Krista Tippet of NPR and David Brooks of the New York Times. (Photo by Garrett Hubbard, GH studios)

Humility in Politics the Focus of UConn Forum in D.C.

Political leaders, public intellectuals and journalists came together Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to discuss the role of humility in public life, kicking off a three-year research initiative named The Humility and Conviction in Public Life project. Read more.

Pediatric endocrinologist Dr. David Weinstein. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

World’s Top Researcher of Rare Genetic Liver Disease Coming to UConn Health

Dr. David A. Weinstein’s program on Glycogen Storage Disease is the largest clinical and research effort of its kind in the world. Read more.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, right, speaks with Dr. Bruce T. Liang, left, and Dr. Andrew Agwunobi, during a ceremony at UConn Health Thursday to celebrate the opening of new biotechnology research space as part of the Bioscience Connecticut initiative. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

UConn Health Ceremony Heralds Success of Bioscience Connecticut

Gov. Malloy and legislators joined University leaders today to celebrate the opening of new biotechnology research space. Read more.

An African American father makes a peanut butter sandwich for his 5 year-old son's lunch. (iStock Photo)

Adding Dad to Kids’ Diet Decisions

A new UConn study is taking a look at combating child obesity with a father-focused approach. Read more.

Flowers spring up around a pile of coal. (iStock Photo)

UConn Reads: The Power of ‘Amazing Grace’

UConn writer Tom Breen recalls an occasion when people of many faiths momentarily transcended their differences in the face of tragedy. Read more.

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WNPR

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U.S. News & World Report

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IEEE Spectrum

The Right Way to Hire and Retain Minority Engineers

WNPR

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The Wall Street Journal

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