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UConn to Conduct Environmental Study Regarding Research Waste Storage Facility

The current site will be among those considered.

An exterior view of the Stamford Campus. (Peter Morenus/Conn Photo)

Veterans Employment Expo to Take Place at UConn’s Stamford Campus

The March 15 event will bring together vets and employers from New York and New England.

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New Website on Procurement Cost Reduction Efforts Goes Live

The ‘U-Count’ site and related efforts are an outgrowth of cost-saving efforts.

Uconn students dance at Huskython 2012 on Feb. 18. (Sarah Rawlinson/UConn Photo)

UConn Students Raise Record Amount Through ‘HuskyTHON’

The hours-long dance marathon will benefit the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

A student waters plants at the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Greenhouse. (FJG Photography for UConn)

Board Approves Budgets for Memorial Stadium, Monteith Work

Renovations will also take place on the Law School campus, Hillside Road, and the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Greenhouses.

The Pocket Protector: Pocket Squares and Paparazzi

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences got it wrong. No, it's not about Jean Dujardin beating out best buds George Clooney and Brad Pitt to win Best Actor by uttering just two words or missing the chance for an Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis double header for their fabulous performances in The Help.

Sen. Lieberman Praises UConn Cybersecurity Labs

U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman visited the Storrs campus Thursday to promote new legislation aimed at protecting the country’s vital infrastructure from crippling cyber attacks by terrorists, rogue individuals and hostile nation-states. Read more here: http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2012/02/sen-lieberman-praises-uconn-cybersecurity-labs/

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Four at UConn Named Among ‘The 100 Most Influential Blacks’ in Connecticut

Sanford Cloud Jr., Carolle Andrews, Salome Raheim, and Sharon White have been honored by the NAACP.

Students walk along the sidewalk near a patch of daisies in front of the Chemistry Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Receives Record Number of Applications for Fall Semester

Approximately 30,000 applications for undergraduate admissions have already been received for fall 2012.

The University of Connecticut sign at the intersection of North Eagleville Road and Route 195. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Campus Appearance Committee Issues Recommendations

The panel recommends actions the University can take to improve the physical campus.