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Engineering doctoral student Reza Amin presents the QRFertile concept to a panel of judges during the Wolff New Venture Competition. (Eric Olson for UConn)

Male Fertility Test Developers Win Venture Competition

Through the Wolff New Venture Competition, a pair of biomedical engineering doctoral candidates won $20,000 to further develop an in-home device to measure male fertility.

Timothy Folta, professor of management, leads a class at the Graduate Business Learning Center in Hartford. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Industry-Academic Program to Grow Entrepreneurial Know-How

The new program will provide aspiring entrepreneurs working as academic or industry researchers with customized training to help turn their technologies into businesses and products.

Animal science majors Maddie Dupre '22 (CAHNR), Erika Gilleran '22 (CAHNR), Gabriella Santiago '22 (CAHNR), and Emily Graham '22 (CAHNR) hose off Zeus, a 1-year-old German Shepherd. (Lucas Voghell '20 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Wash ‘n’ Wag

UConn's Pre-Vet Club welcomed area canines to a dog wash at the Ratcliffe Hicks Arena as a fundraiser on a recent Saturday.

James Comey, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, speaks during the Edmund Fusco Contemporary Issues Forum at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 15, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Former FBI Director James Comey Speaks at UConn

Comey spoke about the importance of ethical leadership as a basis for making sound decisions.

A young child gazes at a TV. (Getty Images)

Infants Are More Likely to Learn When With a Peer

Social partners not only provide information by showing us how to do things, but also provide motivation for learning, says a study by UConn and University of Washington researchers.

The Huskies are back! Fans got to meet the 2018-19 basketball teams and their coaches at Gampel Friday night. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Firing Up the Fans at First Night

The Huskies are back! Fans got to meet and greet the 2018-19 basketball teams and their coaches at Gampel Pavilion Friday night.

Gerald Berkowitz, professor of plant science, will teach a new undergraduate course on cannabis horticulture, one of the first of its kind in the country. (UConn Photo)

Cannabis Course Responds to Industry Need

Plant science professor Gerry Berkowitz will offer a course on the horticulture of cannabis in the spring, to help prepare students for the burgeoning industry in medical marjuana.

Kathryn Libal, director of the Human Rights Institute and associate professor of social work, speaks with a student at the Major Fair in the Student Union Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 10. (Nicholas Hampton '19 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Major Fair ‘A Mind-Opening Experience’ for Exploratory Students

The fair drew students from across the University who are undeclared, looking to diversify their study experience, or interested in adding a major or minor.

Coach Hurley at the Werth Family UConn Basketball Champions Center. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

What’s Next for UConn Men’s Basketball?

'My expectations are higher than those of the most delusional fan,' says Coach Hurley.

Illustrator Dwayne Booth, aka Mr. Fish, participates in a group critique of students' draft illustrations during a class at the Bishop Center. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

The Challenge of Political Illustration

The challenge of creating an impactful image in one panel is not for the faint-hearted, as students in the 'Topics in Illustration' class discovered earlier this semester.