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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.

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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.

A scholar in a greenhouse.

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.

A multicolored array of pills, mixed in with dice to illustrate the risk of untested dietary supplements.

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.

A tadpole draws air from a bubble on the surface of the water, a technique UConn researchers have dubbed "bubble-sucking."

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."

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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.

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Giving Good Bacteria an Edge in Making Cheese

UConn researchers have identified ways to boost good bacteria needed for making the best cheese.

Celebrating Seventh Year, UConn Community Offers Support for Students in Recovery

The UConn Recovery Community offers many ways to support students struggling with, or recovering from, addiction.

Graduate student Shaowei Jiang (seated) with Professor Guoan Zheng at his lab in the Engineering Science Building on Feb. 13, 2020. (UConn Photo/Sean Flynn)

Lensless On-Chip Microscopy Platform Shows Slides in Full View

UConn researchers have developed low-cost, high resolution technology for improved optical imaging.

Hugh Macgill, former law school dean who died recently, in an archival photo sitting in his office.

In Memoriam: Hugh Macgill, Former UConn School of Law Dean

Hugh Macgill, who passed away this month, was a transformative leader of the UConn School of Law during his time as dean.