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The Fungus-Fighting Secrets in the Sugar Pine’s Genome
Researchers have sequenced the enormous genome of the world's tallest pine, offering the potential for using genetic resistance to fight an invasive fungus that threatens to destroy the species.
Social Instability Lies Ahead, Researcher Says
UConn professor Peter Turchin predicts that social instability and political violence will peak in the 2020s.
Black Kids Exposed to Even More Junk Food Ads than White Kids
An increase in the number of ads aired per hour of TV viewing impacted black youth more than white, according to a new UConn Rudd Center study.
Answers to Your Questions About the Interest Rate Increase
Rising rates signal better opportunities in the job market, says UConn finance expert Yaacov Kopeliovich.
Op-ed: How News Sites’ Online Comments Helped Build our Hateful Electorate
'Civility took leave of open discussions years ago – online,' says journalism professor Marie Shanahan.
It Began With a Gift
On this day in 1880 – Dec. 15 – brothers Charles and Augustus Storrs publicly announced a gift of land and cash to start an agricultural school that would become the University of Connecticut.
The Voice of Women’s Ice Hockey
Play-by-play commentary by Kailey Townsend '18 (CLAS), available through a subscription, is broadcast to UConn fans and athletes’ family members when they can’t be in the stands.
Three Huskies Earn Field Hockey All-American Selections
This is the seventh-straight season that UConn field hockey has produced at least three All-Americans.
Supporting Undocumented Students at UConn
President Herbst responds to concerns expressed since the election about potential changes in federal policy that could affect undocumented students.
UConn Orange? How the Huskies Almost Became ‘Orangemen’
A look back at the time when the school colors were a matter for debate.