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New Compound Helps Activate Cancer-Fighting T Cells
UConn researchers have identified mechanisms responsible for improved immune system activity, offering new approaches for more effective cancer treatments and vaccines.
April 2, 2018 | Colin Poitras
UConn Choirs: Singing Where the Songs Were Created
The UConn Choirs spent nine days in Austria and Italy, including memorable performances in Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart, and under Michelangelo’s most famous painting, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
March 30, 2018 | Elizabeth Caron
UConn Reads: ‘The Better Angels of Our Nature’
In a reflection on the history of refugees and immigration in this country, Brandon Murray turns to the poetry of Maya Angelou for inspiration.
March 29, 2018 | Brandon Murray, Office of the Provost
Student-Athlete Strong: Maxim Letunov
'There is so much more to being an athlete in college than people think,' says the ice hockey player.
March 29, 2018 | Susan Twiss
How Privacy Concerns Drive Website Business Models
Limiting online privacy intrusion may be best accomplished through the invisible hand of the market itself, says business professor Ram Gopal.
March 28, 2018 | Ram Gopal, GE Capital Endowed Professor of Business, Department of Operations and Information Management
Hey UConn, What Are You Listening To?
Watch as Kailey Townsend '18 (CLAS) asks students around campus, 'What's currently playing in your headphones?'
March 28, 2018 | Ryan Glista
The Tragic Story of America’s Only Native Parrot
In a world that faces extinction on a scale not seen in the past 65 million years, some may wonder: Aren’t there more important things to study? Read what UConn postdoc Kevin Burgio says about why the Carolina parakeet matters.
March 28, 2018 | Kevin Burgio '10 (CLAS), Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Celebrating Cultures on Campus
Worldfest is an annual event celebrating the international student community at UConn.
March 27, 2018 | Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)
Babe Ruth in a Kimono: How Baseball Diplomacy has Fortified Japan-US Relations
The sport has been a unifier, bringing together the people of two nations with vastly divergent histories and cultures. Opening Day is Thursday – play ball!
March 27, 2018 | Steven Wisensale, Department of Public Policy
Jamaican Student Eager to Explore New Perspectives
Biomedical engineering student Norwyn Campbell believes multiculturalism creates broader thinkers and paves the way for a global outlook.
March 27, 2018 | Susan Twiss