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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.

A candle burning.

Former Director of Sponsored Programs Carol Welt Dies

Carol Welt was assistant vice provost for research and executive director of the Office for Sponsored Programs from 2002 to 2007.

Kevin Ollie, head coach of UConn men's basketball, signs the cap of a young fan during Cancer Survivors Day recently. (Lou Russo Photography for UConn)

UConn Health Celebrates Cancer Survivors

UConn basketball coach Kevin Ollie spoke about his own family's experiences with cancer during Cancer Survivors Day last week.

Each year, 500,000 American golden plovers fly between Arctic North American and South America. These birds may carry hundreds of thousands of microscopic plant parts, called diaspores, in their feathers. (Photo by Jean-François Lamarre)

Migratory Birds Help Spread Plant Species: UConn Study

A new study by UConn researchers demonstrates how some plants travel between the hemispheres on the wings of migratory birds.

From left, Drs. Xiaofang Wang and Ren-He Xu of ImStem Biotechnology, a UConn spin out developing novel therapies using stem cells, that was recently issued a patent for human embryonic stem cell derived mesenchymal stem cells and the method of producing the stem cells. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health File Photo)

Embryonic Stem Cells Offer Treatment Promise for Multiple Sclerosis

Scientists in UConn's Technology Incubation Program have identified a novel approach to treating multiple sclerosis using human embryonic stem cells.

Members of UConn's Underwater Sensor Network and the U.S. Naval Research Lab a sensor node from the back of the research vessel during a test in the Atlantic Sea in 2010. (Zheng Peng/UConn Photo)

Beneath the Arctic Polar Cap

As the Arctic polar cap melts at an astonishing rate, UConn’s UnderWater Sensor Network Lab is developing a wireless system to collect data in the region.

President Obama addresses the UConn men's and women's basketball teams and guests in the White House East Room on June 9, 2014.(Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

UConn Basketball Bandwagon Travels to White House

President Obama honored the UConn men's and women's basketball teams for their twin NCAA National Championships at the White House on June 9.

Cypress trees thrive in pools called cypress domes. (Kait­lyn Carroll/UConn Photo)

Reporting on the Everglades

Students in an environmental journalism class learned about beat reporting and teamwork on a trip to the Everglades.

President Susan Herbst signs paperwork with representatives of the HB Nitkin Group, the state Office of Policy and Management, and the Capital Region Development Authority at an event to formalize plans establishing a new UConn campus in downtown Hartford on June 3, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Agreements Signed for New UConn Hartford Campus

The University formalized its plans to open a campus in downtown Hartford on Tuesday.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman to Headline Auriemma Leadership Conference

The nation’s highest-ranking military officer will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Auriemma UConn Leadership Conference,