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Latino Health Paradox is a Laughing Matter

Latina mothers tend to laugh more and have more high-quality conversations compared to White European mothers, which may explain their good health, according to a new UConn study.

Cutting Words: Etiquette as a Tool of Exclusion

“The language has changed, the structure of the book has changed but in addition to that the underlying ideas of manners have shifted as well,” says UConn's Andrea Voyer.

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An Evolutionary Rescue in Polluted Waters

A new study shows how a species of fish in polluted waters was able to adapt to what would normally be lethal levels of toxins for most other species.

Bryce Santinello, a Ph.D. student in molecular and cell biology, works in the Institute for Systems Genomics. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

Study Unlocks Secrets of an Elusive Genome Compartment

A new study by UConn and the University of Rochester shows that genetic elements may play a larger role in centromere function than researchers previously thought.

Hannah Steinke gives the husky statue a kiss on the nose following College of Liberal Arts & Sciences commencement ceremony on May 12. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Snapshot of Commencement

In rain and shine, graduates processed to their commencement ceremonies this weekend. Here is a glimpse into their milestone moments.

Thomas Craemer, associate professor of public policy, at the UConn Hartford campus. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

One Professor’s Journey to the Past Through Reparations

A key figure in the national dialogue about slavery reparations, Thomas Craemer has also examined how his own family figured into past events.

New York University Policy Case Competition Winners with Judges (from left to right): Professor Jacqueline Klopp, Joshua Schreier, Shankar Kumar, Tony Patelunas, Sneha Jayaraj, and Professor Lawrence White (photo: Joshua Schreier)

Huskies Win International Policy Competition

A team of UConn MBA and MPP students are champions of the annual New York University Policy Case Competition (NYUPCC), a competition comprising 500 students across 139 teams.

UConn's 2019 Goldwater Scholars during the Office of National Scholarships and Fellowships' 2019 Celebration of Excellence at the Alumni Center on April 23. This year for the first time, all four of the UConn students nominated as Goldwater Scholars were successful. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

Four UConn Students Named Goldwater Scholars

This year for the first time, all four of the UConn students nominated as Goldwater Scholars were successful.

UConn astronomer Katherine Whitaker played a lead role in cataloging deep space images from 16 years’ worth of Hubble Telescope observations. This composite image represents the largest, most comprehensive ‘history book’ of galaxies in the universe. The image is cropped here to fit. (Space Telescope Science Institute Image)

Astronomers Assemble View of Evolving Universe

UConn astronomer Katherine Whitaker played a lead role in cataloging deep space images from 16 years’ worth of Hubble Telescope observations. The resulting mosaic, a composite of nearly 7,500 separate exposures, helps tell the history of the universe.

Six of this year's 11 UConn recipients of National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships at the Biology/Physics Building. From left, Hetal Patel, Eric Lepowsky, Leann McLaren, Angela Lanning, Connor Ligeikis, and Shaylin Cetegen. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Eleven Young Scientists from UConn Win NSF Graduate Fellowships

'The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship is the gold standard when it comes to federally-funded fellowships for aspiring scientists,' says the director of UConn’s Office of National Scholarships & Fellowships.