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March 27, 2026

Year: 2019

October 2019

October 7, 2019

Journalist's Resource, Harvard Kennedy School
Opioid Crisis in U.S. Military Driven by Combat Exposure in the War on Terror, Research Finds
October 7, 2019

Deseret News
Impeachment, Inc.: Inside the Money Game of Political Maneuvering
October 7, 2019

Big Think
Heartbeats Align During an Islamic Ritual, New Study Finds
October 7, 2019

Dental Tribune
Oral Health of Particular Importance to Elderly, Study Shows
October 7, 2019

App Endgame: Detect Dyslexia Earlier
October 7, 2019

Meet the Researcher: Devin Kearns, Education
October 7, 2019

Doctoral Student Awarded Dissertation Grant
October 7, 2019

Casino
Poker Experts Suspicious Over Mike Postle’s High Win Rate
October 7, 2019

Associated Press
UConn Plans to Offer Free Tuition to Lower Income Families
October 4, 2019

University Celebrates the Inauguration of the Sixteenth President

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