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Prescription medication spilling from an open bottle onto a white textured table top.

A Pharmacist Explains Why Drugs Cost So Much

UConn's Lisa Holle explains how prescription drug prices are set and discusses some of the efforts to rein them in.

August 7, 2015 | Kim Krieger

UConn Health
David Rifkin '16 (BUS).

UConn Students Gain Valuable Experience as Interns

The internship is becoming a must-have for employers hiring college graduates. UConn helps students take part in a wide variety of internships.

August 6, 2015 | Abby Mace '16 (CLAS)

University News
Daniel Kloyzner ‘16 (ENG) with Richard Parnas, a professor of chemical, materials, and biomolecular engineering, has found a way to turn particle board into carpet. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

A New Use for Old Carpet

UConn researchers in engineering and business are collaborating to create particle board from waste carpet and bring it to market.

June 22, 2015 | William Weir, School of Engineering, & Claire Hall, School of Business

Research & Discovery
President Harry Hartley with cheerleaders at the President's picnic, in September 1990. (University of Connecticut Photograph Collection, Archives & Special Collections, UConn Libraries)

Harry Hartley Leads New Scholarship Initiative With Gift

The former UConn President has made a planned gift of $250,000 for scholarships in the Neag School of Education.

June 8, 2015 | Stefanie Dion Jones '00 (CLAS), Neag School of Education

University News
Jan-Michael Hessenauer uses a UV flashlight to see a visual implant elastomer tag. This was one of two methods that were sued to confirm the population of origin of the fish under study. Each fish was elastomer tagged the fall prior to being released into the pens. Tags are a soft liquid that is injected in gel form under the fish's skin, like a tatoo. Fish were also fin clipped - a different fin for each population. The clips grow back quickly but leave a recognizble scar. When researchers saw both the correct color and the correct fin clip, they were certain where the fish had come from. (Jason Vokoun/UConn Photo)

Study Points to Human Impact on Evolution of Freshwater Fish

A UConn study finds that recreational fishing may not be as benign as intended even when fish are returned to the water.

June 3, 2015 | Sheila Foran

Research & Discovery
Male parents with a baby. (iStock Photo)

Study: Negative Findings for Children of Gay Parents Don’t Hold up to Scrutiny

A new study co-authored by a UConn sociologist says a widely cited study arguing that same-sex parents don't make good parents is seriously flawed.

May 20, 2015 | Kenneth Best

Research & Discovery
For every drug that scientists develop against bacteria (a "move"), bacteria respond with mutations that confer resistance to the drug. In this paper, we show that these "moves" by bacteria can be predicted in silico ahead of time by the Osprey protein design algorithm. We used Osprey to prospectively predict in silico mutations in Staphylococcus aureus against a novel preclinical antibiotic, and validated their predictions in vitro and in resistance selection experiments. Image created for this paper by Lei Chen and Yan Liang. (Courtesy of Duke University).

Getting Ahead of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria

A UConn medicinal chemist has developed software with a colleague at Duke that could help make more resilient antibiotics.

February 5, 2015 | Colin Poitras

Research & Discovery UConn Health
A female African-American college student. (iStock Photo)

Education Expert on Obama’s Free Tuition Proposal

Erik Hines, a specialist in college and career readiness, discusses the President's proposal to offer free community college tuition for two years to qualified high school students.

January 12, 2015 | Colin Poitras

Rosse Gates '16 (ENG) with a quadcopter he built, supported by an IDEA Grant. (Christopher LaRosa/UConn Photo)

An Autonomous Quadcopter – Now There’s an IDEA!

Undergraduate Rosse Gates is building an unmanned helicopter for use in disaster areas, thanks to support from UConn's IDEA Grant program.

June 18, 2014 | Rob Chudzik

Louis Hanzlik gives one-on-one instruction to Sean Sonntag ’18 at the Department of Music. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

A Trumpeter’s Journey

Years of practice have paid off for music professor Louis Hanzlik, with an invitation to join the American Brass Quintet.

April 7, 2014 | Kenneth Best