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Architectural rendering of University Avenue, Bridgeport, after the resilience project is finished. The street will be raised and provide pedestrian and train access between the South End and downtown Bridgeport, while protecting the interior of the South End from floodwaters.

Climate Resiliency Project Wins Federal Competition

UConn researchers helped design the project, which works with the local geography to protect Bridgeport residents and infrastructure.

The first UConn course to include an open textbook as part of the initiative will be an introductory chemistry course using an atoms-first approach to teaching chemistry.

UConn Leading State’s Open Textbook Initiative

The goal is to reduce the cost of textbooks and other course-related educational materials.

Graphic showing mid-ocean ridge. (Source: adapted from physicalgeography.net)

Activity on Seafloor Linked to Icy Ebb and Flow on Surface

Hydrothermal activity along mid-ocean ridges helps explain why ice ages come and go, according to a UConn marine scientist.

Election 2016 and the states. (iStock Photo)

Making Sense of the Polls in 2016

With the first primaries just days away, a UConn survey research expert discusses how to interpret the often widely differing political polls.

Student-athlete Nnamdi Amilo, men’s basketball studying at the Homer Babbidge library on Jan. 26, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Nnamdi Amilo

Men's basketball forward and pre-med student Nnamdi Amilo says the lessons he’s learned as a Husky will help him well beyond his time at UConn.

A book by UConn associate professor of political science Evelyn M. Simien, Historic Firsts: How Symbolic Empowerment Changes U.S. Politics on Jan. 22, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

A Candidate Like Me: Historic Firsts in U.S. Politics

Before Obama and Hillary Clinton came Chisholm and Jackson. A look at how trail-blazing candidates bring people into the electoral process.

Student-athlete Kyle Huson studying at the Homer Babbidge Library on Jan. 12, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Kyle Huson

For ice hockey player Kyle Huson, to be a Husky is to be part of an outstanding athletic and academic tradition.

Bobtail squid. (Copyright Mattias Ormestad, www.kahikai.com, reproduced with permission)

The Science of Symbiosis and the Search for New Drugs

UConn researchers are studying bacteria living inside the Hawaiian bobtail squid in the search for new drugs to fight pathogens in humans.

UConn autism expert Deborah Fein suggests everyday activities for parents that help children during their critical early years. (iStock Photo)

New Book Helps Parents Help Kids at Risk of Autism

UConn autism experts suggest ways parents can adapt everyday activities to help children during their critical early years.

A student rests under a tree on the Great Lawn at the Storrs campus. (UConn File Photo)

A Look Back at 2015: Research at the Forefront

Twelve stories about UConn research that advances our understanding of the world around us.