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English Ph.D. Student Finds Beauty in ‘The Ruin’
A UConn graduate student in English has won the prestigious 2016 Discovery Prize for work that connects ancient poems to modern poetry.
UConn Hartford Joins Forces with Hartford Public Library
The new downtown campus will use space within the Library building for classrooms, a library collection, and study areas.
Extensive Army Ant Collection To Go On Parade
A collection of more than two million specimens will soon be widely accessible, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Acting Alum Debuts as Director of Musical Comedy
'Monty Python’s Spamalot,' based on the British comedy troupe’s send-up of the King Arthur legend, is onstage at UConn April 21-May1.
Pinpointing the Target for Therapeutic Drugs
A UConn researcher is using nanoscience to better target therapeutic drugs to specific cells and thereby reduce harmful side effects.
MFA Exhibition Explores Aspects of Self-Discovery
The themes represented in this year’s Master of Fine Arts exhibition include racial identity and rural upbringing.
Distracted Driving a Crash Test in Behavior Modification
A UConn behavioral analyst says the majority of vehicle crashes are caused by human error. She hopes her research will ultimately help modify drivers' risk-taking behavior.
UConn Reads: Race, Religion, and the Civil Rights Movement
The chair of the UConn Reads Selection Committee draws connections between last year's theme of race and the upcoming theme of religion.
UConn Linguist Wins Guggenheim Fellowship
The fellowship will support linguistics professor Jonathan Bobaljik’s work using an endangered language to further a universal theory of how language works.
A Vehicle Fit for Space Exploration
A UConn engineering grad student led a team of high school students in the NASA Rover Challenge to build a human-powered 'moonbuggy.'