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Construction at the intersection of Horsebarn Hill Road Extension and Route 195, near the Dairy Bar. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Construction Update, July 2019

If you're heading to the Dairy Bar this summer, be prepared for a slight detour to get to the parking lot from Route 195.

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UConn’s Statement Regarding Decision by NCAA Committee on Infractions

“We are looking forward to the future now that this process has come to a conclusion,” said David Benedict, director of athletics.

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Tweeting While Watching TV Diminishes Enjoyment

'Live-tweeting has potential pitfalls on audience experience,' says study author Saraswathi Bellur.

Olivier Award winner Laura Michelle Kelly, left, stars as Sally Bowles and Forrest McClendon as Emcee, in the Nutmeg Summer production of 'Cabaret,' on stage at Connecticut Repertory Theatre July 4-21. (Jean Samedi for UConn)

Star of CRT’s ‘Cabaret’ is Veteran of Broadway, London’s West End

Olivier Award winner Laura Michelle Kelly, who stars as Sally Bowles in the 2019 Nutmeg Summer production of 'Cabaret,' says she enjoys the change of pace playing an established character in a revival.

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Controlling Weeds on Playing Fields, Parks and Lawns Without Herbicides

Aggressively overseeding – applying grass seed over an existing field at high rates – is the most effective way to significantly reduce weeds on sports fields, writes Jason Henderson, associate professor.

UConn researchers Linda Pescatello, distinguished profesor of kinesiology, left, and postdoctoral fellow Amanda Zaleski. (Contributed Photo)

Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring Helps Get Patients with Hypertension Moving, Study Says

The researchers say blood pressure self-monitoring is an effective behavioral strategy to help patients with hypertension stick with an exercise program.

Ian Sands '20 (ENG) uses a device to characterize the size of nanoparticles in a lab at the Engineering Science Building on June 24, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Summer Undergraduate Researcher Ian Sands ’20 (ENG)

'Doing research in a lab gives you a sense of responsibility that the classroom does not. Nothing is set up for you,' says SURF award recipient Ian Sands.

UConn graduate student in archaeology Elic Weitzel walking in the mountains of Kosovo. (Photo by Dukagjin Mehmetaj).

Snapshot: Elic Weitzel in Kosovo

A UConn graduate student in archaeology just returned from a research trip to Kosovo, where he is helping collect and identify artifacts to help understand the history of the region.

A marquee welcoming UConn back to the Big East seen outside Madison Square Garden along 7th Avenue in Manhattan on June 27, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Returns to Big East Conference

The Huskies will build their future in the conference where they enjoyed significant athletic successes.

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UConn Adopts New FY20 Budget

The budgets, which go into effect July 1, include $1.46 billion for Storrs and the regional campuses, and $1.24 billion for UConn Health, including the UConn John Dempsey Hospital and the schools of medicine and dental medicine.