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In Making Decisions, Are You an Ant or a Grasshopper?
Although it may seem less appealing, the ant's strategy of delaying gratification in the children's fable by Aesop should not be viewed in a negative light.
UConn Reads 2017-18: ‘Nation of Immigrants or Land of Refugees?’
This year’s UConn Reads selection, Viet Thanh Nguyen's 'The Refugees,' affords an opportunity for the University community to reflect upon and debate the hot-button issue of immigration.
When Less Oxygen Means Better Performance
Researchers at UConn have developed oxygen-free alloys that could lead to better jet engines, biosensors, and semiconductors.
No Chocolate Milk? No Problem, Kids Get Used to Plain Milk
A UConn Rudd Center study finds that removing flavored milk from school lunch menus is an effective way to reduce children’s consumption of added sugar.
Calhoun Coaches Theater Group on Basketball Recruiting
The Hall-of-Fame coach offered an inside perspective on college basketball for a new production, 'Exposure,' showing this weekend at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford.
Op-ed: Should We Limit Spending on Lifesaving Drugs?
Specialty drugs have been responsible for three-quarters of spending growth on medications in the U.S. in the past five years. Pharmacy professor C. Michael White debates the options for how society can respond.
Social Media Addiction: Who’s Most at Risk?
A UConn researcher finds that the answer lies not in how much you tweet, but whether you post significantly more on weekends than weekdays.
Two Alums Take a Bow (Wow) as Mascot’s New Vets
Diagnosis: The 80-lb. purebred Siberian Husky, born in October 2013, is still as sociable and energetic as he was when he was introduced in early 2014 as a 15-lb. puppy.
Op-ed: Trump’s Friendly Meeting with Putin Further Blurs US-Russia Relations
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who regards reading people as one of his greatest skills, will have measured the U.S. president.
Don’t Trust Me? Let’s Dance
New research quantifying the effects of synchronized movement is designed to better understand how it can drive social behavior and attitudes.