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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.

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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.

Revisions to the WIC program in 2009 that included new subsidies for fruit, vegetables, and whole grains and restrictions on milk fat content have led to improved nutrition for low-income pregnant women, new mothers, and their young children without any additional cost, according to a new study by the UConn Rudd Center. (USDA Photo)

Changes in WIC Food Assistance Program Pay Off in Healthier Purchases

WIC participants are buying healthier foods overall as a result of changes introduced in 2009, says UConn Rudd Center researcher.

Researchers in engineering professor Anson Ma’s Complex Fluids Lab used a fluorescence microscope to illuminate a microfluidic device that simulates a blood vessel. The research team was then able to observe and measure how particles of different sizes behave in the bloodstream. (Anson Ma/UConn Photo)

When Push Comes to Shove: Size Matters for Particles in Bloodstream

A UConn engineer’s quantitative analysis of particles in the bloodstream could aid the development of more effective cancer drugs.

A Hairy Woodpecker returns to its nest site in a burned pine tree bringing food to its hungry young. (Photo courtesy of Morgan Tingley)

‘Goldilocks Fires’ Can Enhance Biodiversity in Western Forests

Mixed-severity fires – not too hot, not too cold, but overall just right – in the forests of California’s Sierra Nevada can increase bird biodiversity over time, a study finds.

UConn’s scientific glassblower, Daryl Smith, fashions specialized glassware for faculty and graduate students to use in teaching and research. (Matthew Bilmes '18 (SFA)/UConn Photo)

The Art of Scientific Glassblowing

UConn’s scientific glassblower fashions specialized glassware for faculty and graduate students to use in teaching and research.

Nico Wright, ’18 works in Professor Michael Pettes’ mechanical engineering laboratory.

NSF Awards $3.5M to Support Diversity in STEM

A higher education alliance dedicated to expanding diversity in the STEM fields and led by UConn recently received a grant of $3.5 million to increase its efforts.

Men's basketball head coach Kevin Ollie, let, and women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma share a joke during First Night 2015. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

UConn Basketball to Host First Night Oct. 14

Doors open at 3 p.m., volleyball match at 4, showtime 7 p.m.