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College Choice Releases 2017 Ranking of the Best Master’s in Social Work

In a study today in the journal Nature Communications, UConn Health researchers identify defects that cause Angelman syndrome. (File Photo)

Isolating Their Target

In a study today in the journal Nature Communications, UConn Health researchers identify defects that cause Angelman syndrome.

Graduate student Daniel Hoying at the Physics Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Grad Student Headed to Brookhaven Lab

Daniel Hoying receives the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award for his work in high energy physics.

A UConn engineering professor has uncovered new information about how particles behave in the bloodstream, an important advance that could help scientists develop more effective cancer drugs. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Size Matters for Drug Particles

A UConn engineering professor has uncovered new information about how particles behave in the bloodstream, an important advance that could help pharmaceutical scientists develop more effective cancer drugs.

Aerial rendering of the exterior of the new Engineering and Science Building.

New Engineering and Science Building Nearing Completion

The building will be the first to utilize an 'open lab' concept – the idea that shared research space and an open floor plan foster collaboration.

Rampi Ramprasad, professor of materials science and engineering, received a grant from the Toyota Research Institute. The project will involve design of functional polymers using advanced quantum mechanical computations and machine learning. Photo taken on March 30, 2017. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Joins Hunt for New Materials

UConn researcher Ramamurthy Ramprasad is working to identify new polymers as part of the Toyota Research Institute's new $35 million initiative using AI to accelerate materials science discovery.

A black bear eats paper torn out of a residential garbage bag in summertime. (AwakenedEye via Getty Images)

Where the Bears Are

A new UConn study shows that Connecticut bears – and likely bears throughout the more heavily populated Northeast – are different than those in other parts of the nation.

From left, Christopher Chapman '17 (CLAS), Isabel Nip '17 (CLAS), Danielle Deschene '17 (CLAS), and Shaharyar Zuberi '17 (CLAS) wear the new blue commencement caps and gowns while posing next to the Husky statue. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Exceeding Expectations: UConn’s Class of 2017

A reflection on some of the Class of 2017's shared experiences.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Are smartphones causing a drop in teen drug use?

TIME

These 20 Public Colleges Are the Most Likely to Pay Off Financially