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Clockwise from left, program coordinator Julia Anderson ’18 MA has a conversation with Anastasia Martineau ’20 (CLAS), Emmett Santisi ’21 (ENG), and Zane Carey ’18 (CLAS) at the Rainbow Center on June 18, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

The Rainbow Center: A Home Base for the LGBTQIA+ Community

LGBTQIA+ students say the Rainbow Center builds a sense of community.

Yi Li, professor of plant science and landscape architecture with a burning bush plant at his lab. (UConn File Photo)

UConn Researcher Weighs in on USDA and GMOs

Plant science researcher Yi Li weighs in on USDA's recent statement on GMOs, and describes a new technique his team developed that uses gene-editing technology without introducing foreign genes, so the end-product is considered non-GMO.

Chip leader Jamie Gold, left, of California and second place chip holder Allen Cunningham of Nevada compete during the World Series of Poker no-limit Texas Hold 'em main event in Las Vegas in 2006. The top prize was $12 million. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Poker Has a ‘Tell’ About Strategic Thinkers

A new study on high-stakes poker reveals how people process information in competitive settings.

Kristi Kaeppel, a graduate student in the Neag School of Education, teaching adult students. (Photo by Rob Deza)

How Dropping Out of High School Helped Grad Student Learn About Teaching

Julie Bartucca from the UConn 360 podcast discusses with Ph.D. candidate Kristi Kaeppel how her background informs her research today.

A CTrail train. (NHHS Facebook)

Launch of New Hartford Passenger Line Part of ‘Train Renaissance’

UConn finance and real estate professor Jeffrey Cohen on the new Hartford Line train service, which debuts on Saturday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, with U.S. President Donald Trump during their historic summit in Singapore on June 12. (Kevin Lim/The Straits Times/Handout/Getty Images)

Op-ed: Summit with Kim is Boosting Trump’s Confidence. That Might Not Be a Good Thing

Having met Kim, the President will be even less likely to listen to experts in the intelligence and diplomatic communities, writes political scientist Stephen Dyson.

A montage of UConn employee photos, including faculty and staff at several different campuses. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

University Launches New Email Newsletter for Faculty, Staff

Beginning today, the 'UConn At Work' newsletter will provide information and insight on issues of special interest to all those who work at the University.

The UConn wordmark, in white on a navy background.

UConn Faces Challenges in Setting FY19 Budgets

Reflecting reductions in state financial support and rising fringe benefit costs, UConn’s proposed FY19 budget was released today, prior to a Board of Trustees vote on June 27.

The Engineering and Science Building will open in the fall, with researchers moving beginning in July. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Celebrates Opening of Innovative New Engineering & Science Building

The new building addresses a pressing need for space within the School of Engineering, where enrollment has doubled over the past decade.

Tick held in tweezers.

Why You Should Never Flush a Tick

Taking it to be tested at UConn instead could reap some pretty significant rewards.