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What Do We Know about Marijuana’s Medical Benefits?

A UConn expert from the Center for Advancement in Managing Pain says the research has been sparse and the results mixed.

Jonathan the Husky sits on a replica of the Iron Throne from the TV show Game of Thrones at the Ratcliffe Hicks Arena. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

HBO’s Escape Room Comes to Campus

UConn students are tackling HBO’s 'Escape the Expected,' featuring themed rooms from popular television shows 'Veep,' 'Silicon Valley,' and 'Game of Thrones.'

Rebekah Berger, BFA Acting ’19 and Pearl Matteson, BFA Acting ’19 in NUEVO CALIFORNIA by Bernardo Solano and Allan Havis, onstage through Nov 6, 2016 in Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s Studio Theatre. (Gerry Goodstein for UConn)

‘Nuevo California’ Explores Immigration, Borders, and Building Walls

The CRT production, which opens Oct. 27, is a futuristic play that is highly relevant to today's political climate.

New assistant professors of physics Kate Whitaker, left, Jonathan Trump, and Cara Battersby are building UConn’s first world-class program in astrophysics. They are pictured here at the UConn Physics Observatory. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

‘Cosmic Dawn’ at UConn with New Astrophysics Program

UConn launches its first astrophysics program, with faculty studying stars, galaxies, and why black holes aren't so bad after all.

Signs to promote voter registration. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Students Register to Vote

A voter registration session was held in the Student Union on Tuesday, with assistance from the League of Women Voters.

UConn's Kia Nurse on the court. Nurse has been honored in the preseason by the American Athletic Conference. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

UConn Junior Named Preseason Player of the Year

Women's basketball player Kia Nurse has been honored in the preseason by the American Athletic Conference.

The Huskies won the Big East Field Hockey regular season title on Oct. 21 with a 5-3 win over Georgetown. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

UConn Field Hockey Clinches Big East Regular Season Title

The Huskies earn the top seed in the Big East Tournament, scheduled for Nov. 4 and 6 in Philadelphia.

Students walk in front of the Wilbur Cross Building on the Storrs campus. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

We Are UConn Nation

As UConn welcomes former and future Huskies to campus this weekend, here's a glimpse of what it means to be part of UConn Nation today.

The UConn Symphony Orchestra performs at von der Mehden Recital Hall led by conductor Harvey Felder on Thursday night. Oct. 20, 2016. (Garrett Spahn/UConn Photo)

New Program to Play Out at Regional Campuses

This month, the Ensemble-in-Residence Program launches a slate of performances by UConn's music ensembles at regional campuses.

Assistant professor of communication John Christensen wearing a virtual reality headset. (UConn Photo)

Virtual Reality Can Provide Insight into Environmental Issues, Study Says

Using virtual reality to visualize being a cow or a piece of coral may help people connect to environmental issues, according to a study by communication professor Kristine Nowak.