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Doing fieldwork can be stressful, but also involves some great moments. (Photo from Dimitris Xygalatas)

Snapshot: Dimitris Xygalatas in Mauritius

UConn anthropologist Dimitris Xygalatas shares his photos from the field.

A view from the survey boats, while waiting for the tide to come in and allow travel to the next location, Gulf of Mottama. (Chris Elphick/UConn Photo)

Snapshot: Chris Elphick in Myanmar

Researcher Chris Elphick shares photos from Myanmar, where he helped survey species of waterbirds, including a critically endangered sandpiper.

A still-life photo of a New York Times editorial on the free press on Aug. 16, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Newspapers Nationwide Send Message: A Free Press Needs You

More than 350 newspapers today joined together to offer a unified message on the importance of a free press. Journalism professor Mike Stanton discusses the significance of this step.

A gray tree frog calling. (Kurt Schwenk/UConn Photo)

Nature and Knowledge at Our Doorstep

Students exposed to nature, some for the first time, soon become fascinated and eager to learn more.

Synchrony Keeps the Beat

UConn neuroscientist Ed Large built a model of the brain that can predict the future. And then he taught it to dance.

Close-Up marble statue of the Great Greek philosopher Socrates. (Getty Images)

Know Thyself: The Philosophy of Self-Knowledge

Dating back to an ancient Greek inscription, the injunction to 'know thyself' has encouraged people to engage in a search for self-understanding. Philosophy professor Mitchell Green discusses its history and relevance to the present.

James Cole, professor of molecular and cell biology, with a ultracentrifuge at the Biology/Physics Building on July 27, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Targeting the Flu with a Novel Antiviral Drug

UConn molecular and cell biologist, Jim Cole, formed a startup to develop a novel potential treatment for the flu.

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Real Talk: Applying Computer Learning Models to Human Speech Recognition

UConn professor of psychological science, James Magnuson, has received more than $600K from the National Science Foundation to address a longstanding problem with research on speech perception and spoken word recognition.

Translation expert Peter Constantine consults a Greek dictionary from the collection of the Department of Literatures, Cultures, & Languages. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Found in Translation

Peter Constantine, director of UConn's Literary Translation Program, says translation opens up the windows and doors to the world.

Richmond Apore '19 (CLAS), a biological sciences major, with research mentor Alfredo Angeles-Boza, an assistant professor of chemistry, at the McNair Scholars Poster Session on July 25. The McNair program at UConn seeks to help low-income and first-generation students and those from underrepresented backgrounds prepare for graduate school and academic careers in STEM fields. (Christine Buckley/UConn Photo)

McNair Scholars Present Research at Annual Poster Exhibition

The program trains students from underrepresented and underprivileged backgrounds for careers as scientists.