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Dredging Mirror Lake in the 1940s. (Archives & Special Collections, UConn Library)

Reflections on Mirror Lake

Mirror Lake is now one of the favorite places to relax on the Storrs campus, but it was once nothing but a marshy swamp.

smartphones. (Getty Images)

Source is Key to Credibility in Social Media Messaging

A new study shows that health information from a respected public health organization loses credibility when retweeted.

Cybersecurity concept with lock

UConn Establishes Synchrony Financial Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity

Stamford-based Synchrony Financial Pledges $2.2 million in philanthropic support across multiple programs.

The moment of political choice in the 2016 Presidential Election. (iStock Photo)

Presidential Election: How You Process Information Determines Your Vote

Communication professor Carolyn Lin says differing styles of information processing shape either a more rational or a more emotional decision-making process that affects voters' choice.

Associate vice president and chief diversity officer Joelle Murchison speaks with students before a forum on the recent violence seen in Orlando held at the Student Union Ballroom on Oct. 4, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Diversity Chief Seeks to Build Culture of Inclusion

'We want to make sure everyone realizes that they are valued,' says UConn's new chief diversity officer, Joelle Murchison.

Bob Goldberg, head coach of men's and women's swimming and diving, says he will retire at the end of the 2016-17 season. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Veteran Swim Coach To Retire At End Of Season

Head coach Bob Goldberg will retire from coaching at the end of the 2016-17 season, after nearly three decades at UConn.

The Huskies celebrate their winning goal against Tulsa on Oct. 1. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Bring It: Fans Invited to Cheer on Men’s Soccer at Home

Fans can attend one of the Huskies’ four remaining games at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium at a discounted rate.

UConn Alert logo.

Test of Emergency Communications Set for Oct. 11

The University will test its emergency notification system, UConnALERT, at all campuses next Tuesday.

Phoebe Szarek '17 (ENG) helps eighth grade students from Carmen Arace Middle School in Bloomfield build robotic hands at the Student Union Ballroom on Oct. 5, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn a Leader in Closing the Engineering Gender Gap

A recent report in The Washington Post says UConn saw the largest five-year gain in female engineering graduates among 90 public institutions nationally.

An artist's rendering of the future Innovation Partnership Building to be located at the UConn Technology Park. (Image courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)

New UConn Center Will Give CT Manufacturers Access to Modeling Technology

The center will share computer modeling facilities and expertise with small and medium-sized Connecticut manufacturers, and work with the community colleges to create a workforce pipeline.