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Student-Athlete Strong: Jack McLister
Tennis player Jack McLister says the biggest challenge he faces as a student-athlete is balancing classes with the team's travel schedule.
These CRISPR-modified Crops Don’t Count as GMOs
Plant science professor Yi Li discusses a strategy for editing the DNA of plants that holds promise of countering a devastating citrus disease and creating easy-to-maintain lawns.
Op-ed: We Need to Rethink How to Teach the Holocaust
Twenty-two percent of millennials have not heard of, or are not sure if they have heard of the Holocaust. Why this matters.
Many Migrants Can Take Nothing for Granted
As a growing number of host nations raise concerns about national security, migrants are often denied their basic human rights, says sociology professor Bandana Purkayastha.
Herbst to Step Down as President in Summer 2019
Herbst is the 15th president of the University, and the first woman to hold the position since the school was founded in 1881.
President’s Letter to the University Community
"UConn has come so far since its founding nearly 140 years ago and it has all the right ingredients to go further still," writes President Herbst.
Meet the Researcher: Jacqueline Loss, Latin American Literature and Culture
While the United States government did not restore diplomatic ties with Cuba until 2015, the island nation with a fascinating history has been of interest for Jacqueline Loss since the beginning of her academic career. Loss is professor of Latin American literary and cultural studies at the University of Connecticut in the Department of Literatures, […]
Saving the Monarch
Monarch numbers have plummeted 90 percent. Plant some milkweed, says Chip Taylor ’66 MS, ’70 Ph.D.
Student-Athlete Strong: Chris Winkel
To baseball player Chris Winkel, being a Husky is 'a mindset to embrace every obstacle ahead ... and overcome it.'
Seven UConn Teams Earn NCAA Public Recognition Awards
The Huskies set a school record in the number of programs earning APR honors over a four-year period through 2016-17.