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Neurons. (Matt Wimsatt/JAX Medical Illustration)

Exploring Hypothalamic Circuits, One Neuron at a Time

A new study by UConn and JAX Genomic Medicine provides important clues for understanding certain neural circuits in the brain and the potential for the development of targeted neuropsychiatric therapies.

Vishal Cherian ’19 (ENG) writes some of his ideas on the pieces of paper posted along the wall. (Lucas Voghell ’20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Innovating Wellness: HackUConn 2019

UConn student innovators and creators put their heads together to devise new approaches to health care issues at a 24-hour event this past weekend.

One Card design options.

Voting Open on New UConn One Card Design

Starting today, members of the UConn community can vote on their favorite design for the new University identification card, which will replace the current cards over the coming academic year.

A hearing before the Appropriations Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly. (Ariel Dowski for UConn)

UConn Students Testify at the State Capitol

'From the minute I first stepped foot on this campus, I have not only been taken seriously as a student, but I’ve also been challenged to be the best version of myself, as a scholar and leader,' said Truman Scholar and Marshall Scholar Akshayaa Chittibabu '19.

Nearly a week after Hurricane Irene drenched New England with rainfall in late August 2011. The Connecticut River was spewing muddy sediment into Long Island Sound and wrecking the region’s farmland just before harvest. (NASA Earth Observatory image, using Landsat 5 data from the U.S. Geological Survey Global Visualization Viewer)

A Policy Proposal That Could Curb Remote Sensing Research

Zhe Zhu says a potential change in federal policy to begin charging again for Landsat satellite data would be hugely detrimental to scientific research.

Students in the hallway between classes at a charter school in East Los Angeles. (David Butow/Corbis via Getty Images)

Report Recommends Ways to Promote Equity in Charter Schools

The federal government should grant awards to charter schools that clearly describe their strategies to serve a diverse set of learners, say researchers at UConn and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Lisa Darminova, left, and Angela Villella, center, both of UConn, and Ellen Zhang of UC Irvine wander through the cherry blossoms in Hong Kong. (Submitted Photo)

Education Abroad: Lisa Darminova ’19, Hong Kong

'There are so many different people in Hong Kong. There is a big international community, so it’s easy to make friends,' says Lisa Darminova '19 (CLAS).

Incoming President Tom Katsouleas. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Join Incoming President Tom Katsouleas for Coffee on March 12 or 13

UConn's president-designate looks forward to meeting members of the campus communities in Storrs on March 12 and in Farmington on March 13.

A path in a secondary forest in Lindero Sur, San Juan Province, Argentina.

Tropical Forests Naturally Regrow Quickly, But Without Species Variety

Forests recover growth in a few decades, but it may take centuries before the species diversity returns to the original composition, according to a study co-authored by Robin Chazdon of UConn.

Jonathan V. (University Library Archives & Special Collections)

Students Today … Yankees Forever?

This podcast explores how in the 1960s, the University toyed with the possibility of a future without Jonathan.