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Kelly Herd, assistant professor of marketing, UConn School of Business. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

The Power of Empathy in Product Development

'Subtle things, such as imagining how someone else would feel, can have a huge impact on creativity in general,' says UConn's Kelly Herd.

Carlie Cassells ’21 (NUR), talks to the visiting students about her tailoring service to fix clothes for those affected by physically debilitating diseases, such as cerebral palsy. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Female Student Entrepreneurs Share Tips for Success

Aspiring entrepreneurs from Miss Porter's School came to campus on Wednesday to learn from UConn undergraduate entrepreneurs.

Joshua Bidwell '20 (CLAS) and Paul Hanlon, veteran and outreach coordinator for the Office of Veterans Affairs and Military Programs, meet at Bookworms Cafe at the Homer Babbidge Library. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Preserving Veteran Stories for Future Generations

'Everyone writes books about the generals ... These are the people you don’t remember, and I think that is a failure in our history and the way we write it,' says Joshua Bidwell '20 (CLAS), whose interview of a veteran will be archived at the Library of Congress and the Dodd Research Center.

A U.S. Bell UH-1 Iroquois 'Huey' helicopter that saw combat in the Vietnam War, on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Political scientist Christine Sylvester argues that exhibits like this valorize war. (Photo courtesy of Christine Sylvester)

A Different Kind of War Memory

Personal memories of war should be taken more seriously in public exhibits pertaining to American wars, says a UConn political scientist in her new book.

UConn graduate student, Mohamed Sharafeldin, holds a unique pipette tip created with a 3D printer. May 16, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

New 3D-Printed Technology Lowers Cost of Common Medical Test

'Anything that can be run by normal ELISA can be run by this, with the advantage of being less expensive, much faster, and accessible,' says UConn's Mohamed Sharafeldin.

Kurt Schwenk, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, in the field with students. (Thomas Rettig/UConn Multimedia).

Witnessing Evolution’s Great Truths

UConn's Kurt Schwenk uses high-speed video to fully expose hidden details within evolution and life.

Charles Davis, a graduate student in psychology, shows an axial image of the brain to the group of local high school students. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Expanding Minds: Brain Imaging at UConn

The Brain Imaging Research Center disseminates scientific knowledge to the general public, including a high school class, which toured the facility last week.

Puppeteers rehearsing “Spacebus 9” at the television studio at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

Children’s Hospital the Set for Student Puppetry Performance

While the design and building of puppets is a familiar task for Noel Williams MFA, creating them from materials that can be cleaned and sanitized under hospital infection control protocols was not.

Left to right, two members of the Galdamez family; Franklin René Ruano Galdamez; Adam Kuegler (back) law student; Valeria Gomez, William R. Davis Clinical Fellow at UConn Law; Alexandria Madjeric, law student; and Thais Ortolaza, UConn School of Social Work student intern. (Camille Chill/UConn Photo)

Law Students Make a Case for Asylum

The Asylum and Human Rights Clinic at UConn Law has handled more than 125 cases in a 15-year period. Typically, 20 law students participate in the intensive program each year.

Jim Penders, right, accepts the home plate from Andy Baylock. (Stephen Slade/UConn Today)

Penders Becomes Winningest Baseball Coach in School History

With last night's win by the UConn baseball team, coach Jim Penders passed the legendary Andy Baylock, who won 556 games.