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Summer Construction Ramps Up at UConn
Traffic patterns will be changed on several on-campus roads all summer due to the projects, including one-way-only restrictions on parts of North Eagleville and Hillside roads.
UConn Wins Funding for Study of Insulators
The research is aimed at understanding how insulators behave when exposed to high electric fields. "If you want to design materials that are tolerant to enormous electric fields, you must first understand how they fail," says the lead engineering professor.
Ticking Biological Clock: Migratory Birds Arriving Late to Breeding Grounds
A growing shift in the onset of spring has left nine of 48 species of songbirds studied unable to reach their northern breeding grounds at the calendar marks critical for producing the next generation of fledglings, according to a new paper in Nature Scientific Reports.
UConn Named a Top Producer of Fulbright Scholars
The University of Connecticut is among the top 10 producers of Fulbright Scholars from research institutions this year. The University has seven Fulbright Scholars on its faculty who will be teaching and performing research around the world in the 2016-17 academic year, according to the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The […]
New UConn Butterfly Bushes Land on the Market
Royalties from plant cultivars help to fund continued research by students.
Lifting Spirits Doesn’t Require Many Reps
You will get the best "bang for your buck" with light- or moderate-intensity physical activity, according to a new UConn study.
UConn Nation Celebrates
Hundreds of members of UConn Nation came together Wednesday for an Employee Appreciation Event.
UConn Names Swimming and Diving Coach
Chris Maiello has successful experience at every level of the sport.
Journalism Professor Relishes Supporting Role in Popular Podcast
“Hopefully it creates some excitement about journalism, and shows that the reports of its demise are greatly exaggerated," says Michael Stanton, associate professor of journalism, about the podcast "Crimetown," set in Providence, R.I.
The Veins in Your Brain Don’t All Act the Same
UConn researchers, including undergraduate students, have discovered that the blood vessels in one part of the brain act differently than elsewhere in the body, in order to keep us breathing.