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Young woman lying on railroad track. (Getty Images)

Color Me Blue: Mapping Teen Suicides to Help Prevent Them

UConn researchers collected data on suicide attempt rates in towns across Connecticut in hopes of promoting prevention strategies.

President Donald Trump listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a podium during Trump's recent Middle East visit. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst, via The Conversation)

Op-ed: Diplomat in Chief: How did Trump do on his First Middle East Visit?

Although the President was warmly received in the Middle East, he has yet to address the core policy issues, says UConn expert Jeremy Pressman.

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Catch up on the latest research happening at UConn. In laboratories, in hospitals, and in the field, researchers are gathering data to answer critical questions facing our global community.

The Dangerous Brew of Politics and Water

Often political decisions, not scientific reasoning, determines the fate of natural resources, the environment or other key resources., Veronica Herrera says.

Morgan Tingley, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology

Ticking Biological Clock: Migratory Birds Arriving Late to Breeding Grounds

A growing shift in the onset of spring has left nine of 48 species of songbirds studied unable to reach their northern breeding grounds at the calendar marks critical for producing the next generation of fledglings, according to a new paper in Nature Scientific Reports.

Mayor 'Buddy' Cianci, a codefendant in the Operation Plunder Dome trial, talks with then-Providence Journal reporter Mike Stanton on the steps of the federal courthouse on Kennedy Plaza while the jury in the trial continued negotiations.

Journalism Professor Relishes Supporting Role in Popular Podcast

“Hopefully it creates some excitement about journalism, and shows that the reports of its demise are greatly exaggerated," says Michael Stanton, associate professor of journalism, about the podcast "Crimetown," set in Providence, R.I.

NIH postdoctoral fellow Virginia Hawkins looks though a microscope at the Pharmacy/Biology Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

The Veins in Your Brain Don’t All Act the Same

UConn researchers, including undergraduate students, have discovered that the blood vessels in one part of the brain act differently than elsewhere in the body, in order to keep us breathing.

Members of the Class of 2017.

Sights and Sounds of Commencement 2017

More than 9,000 degrees – both undergraduate and graduate – will be awarded this year, which is the highest number of degrees conferred at UConn in the University's 136-year history.

Kim Jong Un of North Korea. (KNS/AFP/Getty Images)

Op-ed: What Makes Kim Jong Un Tick?

'History tells us that to influence Kim, we must empathize (note: not sympathize) with him,' says political science professor Stephen Dyson.

On the day before the mission, we were able visit the launchpad. This was NASA Orbital ATK's seventh mission as part of the Commercial Resupply Services Program for the International Space Station. The Cygnus Spacecraft, which held supplies along with several experiments to be conducted on the Space Station, rested on an Atlas V 401 rocket. Cygnus docked onto the International Space Station, and will be there until July 17, 2017. After its time is up, the Cygnus spacecraft will perform a controlled destructive reentry back to Earth. (Rafeed Hussain/UConn Photo)

Student Photographer Covers NASA Rocket Launch

Environmental science major Rafeed Hussain ’17 (CLAS) was selected as one of 20 members of the public to cover the launch of a NASA rocket to the International Space Station on social media.