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Even Damaged Livers Can Handle Life-Saving Medicines
When you ingest a drug—whether over-the-counter Tylenol or medication prescribed by a doctor—your liver is your body’s first responder. And just like other first responders, sometimes the liver gets hurt.
Paleontologists Discover Why the Oceans are So Diverse
A new study explores why the life in the world's oceans is so diverse.
In The Lick Of Time
Customers will continue to enjoy vanilla ice cream at the UConn Dairy Bar and not even realize there was almost scarcity in the tasty treat.
From Diaspora to Health Care Delivery: Exhibit Highlights Work of Filipino Nurses
“Your cap is a passport,” the nurses were told, as they were recruited from their home in the Philippines to work at hospitals in the United States and around the world – a reference to the starched dresses and caps worn by nurses that have since fallen out of fashion as well as the recognition […]
HuskyTHON Raises A Record $1.5 Million
UConn students danced their hearts out this past weekend at the annual 18-hour HuskyTHON and raised a record $1,520,234.98 to benefit the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
UConn Woodsmen: Their Sport is the Great Outdoors
The term “lumberjack” might bring to mind a bearded man in a buffalo check shirt and fur hat, but for one group of students, it describes a typical Friday night practicing such skills as fire building and log rolling.
How Did the Monkeyflower Get Its Spots?
A cross-disciplinary team of researchers is close to understanding how a type of wildflower achieves its dazzling variety of colors.
Op-ed: Dietary Supplements Can Carry Hidden Risks
Popular dietary supplements may contain everything from experimental drugs to heavy metals, with consumers left in the dark, a UConn expert says.
Tadpoles Break the Tension With Bubble-Sucking
UConn researchers have discovered how tadpoles are able to breathe air while remaining under water - it's called "bubble sucking."
Q&A: UConn Researcher Explains How Toxic Bosses Damage the Workplace
Bad bosses can make an entire workplace suffer, says School of Business researcher Kyoungjo "Jo" Oh.