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Undergraduate Hannah Casey spent summer 2016 doing environmental science research in Long Island Sound. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Partners with Mystic Aquarium on Undergraduate Research

The two institutions will establish a Research Experience for Undergraduates site to encourage students from underrepresented groups to pursue careers in marine sciences or other STEM fields.

A woman deep in thought at the top of a mountain. (PeteWill via Getty Images)

UConn Reads: Seizing the Moment for Humility

A UConn medical student discusses humility – a virtue advocated by many faiths – as a framework for greater understanding among those who disagree.

dying swamp

Louisiana Wetlands Sea-Level Rise Four Times the Global Average

Without major efforts to rebuild Louisiana’s wetlands, there is little chance that the coast will be able to withstand the accelerating rate of sea-level rise, according to a new study co-authored by researchers at UConn and Tulane University.

Ruth Millikan, professor emerita of philosophy, at a graduate seminar with her students. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

UConn Philosopher Ruth Millikan Awarded Rolf Schock Prize

The UConn Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor emerita is one of only four recipients worldwide to earn this distinction in 2017.

The photo shows a replica of Thoreau’s best-known boat, Musketaquid, named for the Algonquian word for 'grassy plain,' used to describe the area that became the town of Concord. (Photo by Juliet Wheeler)

Thoreau: Out of the Woods and Onto the River

UConn professor Robert Thorson says Henry David Thoreau, best known for writing about life in the woods, was also a boatman and scientific expert.

A candle burning.

In Memoriam: Ralph Porter Collins, Emeritus Professor of Biology

Collins retired from UConn in 1989 as a full professor and head of the botony section.

American flag and fence. (Alxey Pnferov via Getty Images)

UConn Group to Spend Spring Break Assisting Asylum Applicants

A team led by UConn Law's Asylum and Human Rights Clinic will spend the break at a detention facility offering free legal help and social work assessments and support to female detainees from Central America.

An overweight woman buying fruit at a grocery store. (UConn Rudd Center Photo)

Weight-Based Stigma an Obstacle to Sustaining Weight Loss

A new study from the UConn Rudd Center suggests that internalized negative weight-based attitudes in particular undermine personal efforts to sustain weight loss.

Pro-statehood supporters at the seaside Capitol in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (AP Photo/Danica Coto via The COnversation)

Op-ed: Are Puerto Ricans Really American Citizens?

With a plebiscite pending in June, political science professor Charles Venator-Santiago discusses the contradiction that while Puerto Ricans are officially U.S. citizens, the territory remains unincorporated.

Freshman Michael Mayo has dreams of building a roller-skating business adjacent to his alma mater, New Britain High School. (Devin Basdekian/UConn School of Business)

Over 200 Would-Be Entrepreneurs Seek Mentoring, Business Advice

More than 200 students attended the kickoff for UConn’s sixth annual Innovation Quest (iQ), hoping their dreams of creating a new business will come to fruition. The iQ program offers advice, encouragement and mentoring from experts in business incubation and strategy.