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Dee Rowe, former head coach of men's basketball and now special adviser to Athletics, speaks at the tribute to former head coach Jim Calhoun. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Dee Rowe Benefits from Personalized Cancer Treatment at UConn Health

Former head coach of men's basketball Dee Rowe made an excellent recovery from melanoma after receiving a vaccine developed at UConn Health.

Portraits of Strength: Bessy Reyna ’72 MA, ’82 JD

Award-winning poet, activist, columnist, and UConn alumna Bessy Reyna was born in Cuba.

President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act at the White House in 1964. (Photo from the LBJ Presidential Library)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Revisited

While the act was born out of discrimination and conflict, its legacy 50 years later is a more equal and unified America, as shown by survey data held by the Roper Center.

Husky Baseball Fans Have Much to Root for This Year

Three UConn graduates are playing in the big leagues now.

Charitable Giving Hinges on Perception of ‘Worthiness’

Charities assisting people perceived as responsible for their plight may have difficulty attracting donations, says a new study.

Silhouette of smoke stacks smoking up to the sky at sunset (iStock Photo)

Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Law professor Joe MacDougald discusses a recent Supreme Court decision that challenges the EPA’s authority to regulate emissions from power plants.

Deandre Daniels, left, and Shabazz Napier are the first UConn players drafted to the NBA since Kevin Ollie became head coach in 2012-13, 39th and 40th since 1964. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Napier, Daniels Drafted to NBA

Shabazz Napier and DeAndre Daniels became the first UConn players drafted to the NBA since Kevin Ollie took over as head coach in 2012-13.

UConn Reads 2014-15: ‘A Book That Changed My Life’

The UConn Reads Steering Committee is seeking nominations of books that have truly mattered to the UConn community.

Meeting Common Core Standards for Math

UConn faculty are helping Connecticut teachers adapt to new requirements for teaching math under the Common Core standards.

A rendering of the spacecraft that will take the time capsule to Mars. (Courtesy of MIT Space Propulsion Lab)

UConn Students to Help Build Time Capsule to Mars

UConn engineering students will partner with peers at Duke, Stanford, and MIT on a project that’s literally out of this world.