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University of Connecticut researcher Justin Luria observes a sample of a cadmium telluride solar cell that is being tested under artificial sunlight in UConn’s NanoMeasurements lab. (Photo by Ryan Glista/UConn)

UConn Scientists Find Material’s Defects Improve Solar Cell Performance

Using a novel mapping technique developed at UConn, researchers have discovered new conductive properties in cadmium telluride.

Junior Charlotte Veitner is tied for 2nd in UConn field hockey all-time points, and just 36 points away from overtaking the top point scorer in program history. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Veitner Ties for 2nd in UConn Field Hockey All-Time Points

With her 12th goal of the season in a win against BU Sunday, the junior is now just 36 points away from overtaking the top point scorer in program history.

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Car-Sharing Program Now Available at UConn

There are now 10 Zipcar vehicles at the Storrs campus that can be accessed 24/7.

Michael Lynch, left, director of UConn's Humanities Institute, facilitates the panel discussion with Krista Tippet of NPR and David Brooks of the New York Times. (Photo by Garrett Hubbard, GH studios)

Humility in Politics the Focus of UConn Forum in D.C.

Political leaders, public intellectuals and journalists came together Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to discuss the role of humility in public life, kicking off a three-year research initiative named The Humility and Conviction in Public Life project.

Christine Goss ’18 (SFA), playing the harpsichord, and soprano Sarah Himmelstein ’17 (SFA) are members of UConn’s Collegium Musicum who will perform 'Shakespeare’s Songbook' music from the plays of William Shakespeare at 8 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 23 at the William Benton Museum of Art. (Photo by Matthew Pugliese.)

Singing Shakespeare Style

“Shakespeare’s Songbook” will be performed by the UConn Collegium Musicum on Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. in the William Benton Museum of Art.

An African American father makes a peanut butter sandwich for his 5 year-old son's lunch. (iStock Photo)

Adding Dad to Kids’ Diet Decisions

A new UConn study is taking a look at combating child obesity with a father-focused approach.

Students during a lecture in the Chemistry Building on March 13, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Students Earn Degrees More Quickly Than National Average

New data indicates that UConn students graduate in 4.2 years, almost a full year ahead of the average bachelor’s degree candidate at 3,600 post-secondary institutions in the U.S.

Flowers spring up around a pile of coal. (iStock Photo)

UConn Reads: The Power of ‘Amazing Grace’

UConn writer Tom Breen recalls an occasion when people of many faiths momentarily transcended their differences in the face of tragedy.

Watercolor. (iStock Image)

‘Tasty Waste Lunch’ Offers Food for Thought

This week, UConn Dining Services will serve a meal produced entirely from 'leftovers' for the first time.

Water Works: Exhibit and Film on the Danube River

The documentary has been shown in Oryahovo, Bulgaria, and Vienna, Austria