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Woman using her phone under blanket in bed at night. (Getty Images)

Evidence Supports Link Between Breast Cancer, Light Exposure at Night

Artificial light has transformed the night sky, a change researchers continue to link to health problems.

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Computer Science & Engineering Sanguthevar Rajasekaran stands in front of a rack of computer servers at the Booth Engineering Center for Advanced Technology on Aug. 21, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Computer Science Engineer Named Distinguished Professor

The award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, research, and service, and is the highest honor UConn bestows on its faculty.

UConn Health researchers developed and patented voltage-sensitive dyes in the lab at the Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington. Now they have launched a startup to spread their product, which has potential in the process of drug discovery, beyond academia. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Dyes Detect Disease through Heartbeat Signals

UConn Health researchers who developed voltage-sensitive dyes with potential in the field of drug discovery have launched a startup to spread their discovery beyond academia.

Rudd Center researcher Jennifer Harris says reducing children’s consumption of nutritionally poor fast food will require much more than just not listing unhealthy items on the menu. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Fast-Food Restaurants Not Promoting Healthy Kids’ Meal Options

Breaking News: Yesterday, McDonald's announced it is making Happy Meals healthier, a move advocated by UConn's Rudd Center.

Children run through an open fire hydrant to cool off during the kickoff of the 2016 Summer Playstreets Program in the Harlem neighborhood of New York, July, 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Ezra Kaplan via The Conversation)

Heat Waves Threaten City Dwellers, Especially Minorities and the Poor

'One or two degrees may not seem like much, but for especially vulnerable groups like the elderly, the sick, the poor, pregnant women, and infants, it may be enough to tip the scales,' says anthropologist Merrill Singer.

Planning is important for any teen on their way to college – but for those with disabilities, it’s absolutely imperative. NCVO London, CC BY-SA

Helping Your Student with Disabilities Prepare for the Future

Students who are admitted to college and would like to receive accommodations must seek out disability services and explain to the college the nature of the disability.

Vanesa Guadalupe, left, of Two Rivers High School in Hartford, now a UConn undergraduate, and Grace Herde of Hosatonic Valley Regional High School, survey insects in the UConn Forest during Biodiversity in the Night activities, part of the NRCA's Conservation Ambassador Program. (NRCA Staff/UConn Photo)

Getting a Head Start on Conservation

The Natural Resources Conservation Academy is an outreach program designed to connect teens to conservation biology and get them into the STEM pipeline.

Cuban Tree Frog. (Getty Images)

In Frogs, Early Activity of Gut Microbiome Shapes Later Health

The impact of a healthy bacterial community in the gut is an increasing focus of scientists looking to understand a wide range of ailments in many species, including humans.

Dr. Raymond Sackler preparing for the 1998 commencement ceremony, where he received an honorary degree. (Richard Boynton/UConn File Photo)

Philanthropist, UConn Donor Dr. Raymond Sackler Dies

Dr. Sackler and his wife Beverly generously supported the University – especially in the arts, human rights, and medical research – for more than 30 years.

Vietnamese 'boat people' refugees huddle together on a tarp as they are airlifted out of the sea during the Vietnam War, 1960s. (Photo by Express Newspapers/Getty Images)

UConn Reads 2017-18: ‘Nation of Immigrants or Land of Refugees?’

This year’s UConn Reads selection, Viet Thanh Nguyen's 'The Refugees,' affords an opportunity for the University community to reflect upon and debate the hot-button issue of immigration.