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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.

June 27, 2014 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

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.

June 27, 2014 | Anne D'Alleva, Chair, UConn Reads Steering Committee

Meeting Common Core Standards for Math

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

June 26, 2014 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

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.

June 23, 2014 | Julie Stagis

Community Impact
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.

June 20, 2014 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

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.

June 17, 2014 | Christine Kaminski

Community Impact UConn Health
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.

June 12, 2014 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery
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.

June 11, 2014 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery UConn Health
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.

June 11, 2014 | William Weir, School of Engineering

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.

June 10, 2014 | Stephen Slade '89 (SFA)