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Nora Madjar, associate professor of management in UConn's School of Business. (UConn Photo)

Meet the Researcher: Nora Madjar, Management

Nora Madjar has devoted her career to studying how creativity and negotiation can get employers and employees the best deal.

Sarah Baker '20 (CLAS) holds an eastern red-backed salamander found in the Moss Forest Tract in Willington. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Summer Undergraduate Researcher Sarah Baker ’20 (CLAS)

Baker, a SURF award recipient, is researching the eastern red-backed salamander, which is found in woodlands close to the Storrs campus.

Children go to school by canoe on the Maranon River, a main tributary of the Amazon River, in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve in May 2019. (Cris Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images)

Opportunities Exist to Restore Tropical Rainforests – Here’s How We Mapped Them

Using high-resolution satellite imagery and the latest peer-reviewed research, experts integrated information about four benefits from forest restoration: biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and water security.

Tracy Rittenhouse, who teaches wildlife techniques and researches wild populations, traps small mammals along the edge of the Fenton tract of the UConn Forest. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Tracy Rittenhouse Knows Where the Wild Things Are

Bobcats have been spotted on campus. Students who took pictures of them showed them to Rittenhouse, who is helping analyze data for the state's Bobcat Project.

A Lyft car in New York City. (Getty Images)

NYC Ridesharing Study Has Implications for Policymakers

A new UConn study found that ridesharing services are changing New York City, especially in neighborhoods that are typically home to minority and low-income people who do not own vehicles of their own.

Flowers in bloom at Mount Auburn Cemetery. (Photo by Dave Barnett)

The Reapers and the Flowers

Mount Auburn Cemetery is not only the final resting place of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, it is a beautiful public park overseen by a UConn horticulture alum.

Laura Valentino named Head Softball Coach

'The experience she gained during the implementation of the Duke softball program should prove invaluable as she endeavors to build a championship culture here at UConn,' said David Benedict, director of athletics.

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After 75 Years, Legacy of Deadly Circus Fire Still Felt at UConn

UConn remembers those in its community who were lost in the tragedy – and recalls how it was able to use its academic, medical, and community service strengths to contribute to the healing.

Nursing professor Louise Reagan, center, discusses diabetes management with two clients. (John Tyczkowski/UConn Photo)

Learning Diabetes Skills on the Inside Helps Ex-Inmates Stay Out – of Hospital

Training prisoners with diabetes how to manage their disease could prevent hospitalizations and diabetes-related medical crises after they are released, say researchers from UConn and the state Department of Corrections.

Construction at the intersection of Horsebarn Hill Road Extension and Route 195, near the Dairy Bar. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Construction Update, July 2019

If you're heading to the Dairy Bar this summer, be prepared for a slight detour to get to the parking lot from Route 195.