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Mourners gather at the Oklahoma City National Memorial around chairs representing relatives killed during the 1995 bombing, on the day perpetrator Timothy McVeigh was executed, June 11, 2001. On the wall behind them, the time when the bomb was detonated is recorded at 9:01. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Should the Vegas Mass Murder Be Memorialized?

'One of the real tensions is that by drawing attention to the killing, it also draws attention to the killer,' says geography professor Ken Foote, who has written a book about memorialization of place.

Bridget Oei performs an experiment with classmates in a chemistry lab. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Embrace Opportunity: A Day in the Life of Bridget Oei ’18

For researcher and dancer Bridget Oei '18 (CLAS), UConn offers a perfect mix of possibilities.

Living longer is one thing. Being healthy enough to enjoy it is another. (Getty Images)

Our Calculator Will Guess How Many Healthy Years of Life You Have Left

We are living longer than ever. But for how many of those years will we be healthy?

MASS MoCA, a contemporary art museum in North Adams, Massachusetts, is one example of how former industrial cities can attract jobs and tourists. (Beth J. Harpaz/AP Photo)

Op-ed: Gentrification? Bring it

Hartford will never become New York. But why not look to North Adams, Pittsburgh, or Columbus for examples of a different kind of gentrification?

The Skype a Scientist program has grown in 8 months from one graduate student in one UConn lab to thousands of scientists across 12 time zones and all 50 states. (Illustration by Kailey Whitman)

Skype a Scientist

A program to engage schoolchildren in science has grown in 8 months from one graduate student in one UConn lab to thousands of scientists across 12 time zones and all 50 states.

A view of construction along North Eagleville Road on Oct. 13, 2017. (Stephanie Reitz/UConn Photo)

Schedule Changes on North Eagleville Road Infrastructure Project

UConn has had to extend the schedule on the project due to unforeseen complications, including the need to break up and haul away massive amounts of underground rock.

Alexis Dudden, professor of history, discusses the political situation in Japan in UConn's Video Link studio. University Communications recently launched an experts database to help connect media to UConn experts in their fields. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

New Tool Links UConn Experts and Media

Launched in October and currently in pilot phase, the database features an initial 50 faculty members across a range of academic disciplines.

Sam Stine '18 (CLAS) working at the Biodiversity Research Collections facility. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Old Specimens, New Insights

In UConn’s Biodiversity Research Collections, scientists, like detectives, are discovering new information about species today, even from specimens collected decades ago.

Britney Reynolds at Blue State Coffee in Hartford. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Student Perspective: Britney Reynolds ’19 (BUS, CLAS)

A new U.S. citizen, this psychology and business major still contributes to a scholarship she established in her name in Jamaica.

Charlotte Veitner during a game against Pacific. (UConn Athletic Communications Photo)

Veitner Becomes Field Hockey’s All-Time Leading Scorer

Now with 103 total goals, senior Charlotte Veitner also ranks first in career goals scored among all active Division I players across the country.