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Ph.D. candidate David Finitsis, an affiliate of CHIP, conducted a meta-analysis that identified the health benefits of text messaging between providers and patients. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

The Health Benefits of Texting

A UConn study found text messaging between providers and patients improved medication adherence.

Linda Strausbaugh, left, professor of molecular and cell biology, Amanda Dupuy, a graduate student and Patricia Diaz, assistant clinical professor of periodontology review research data in a lab at Beach Hall on March 5, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Genome Research on Mouth Fungi May Help Predict Infections

The UConn study will advance the treatment of oral infections in those with a suppressed immune system.

Breaking Bad’s Bad Chemistry

Chemistry professor Nicholas Leadbeater offers a three-part examination of the chemistry behind the hit TV show.

A candle burning.

Emeritus Journalism Professor John Breen Dies

For more than three decades, Breen was a mentor to generations of UConn journalism students.

Altug Poyraz, eft, a graduate student, with Steven Suib, distinguished professor and director of chemistry on Jan. 9, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A New Way to Create Porous Materials

UConn chemists have discovered a process offering greater control and flexibility that could benefit a wide range of applications.

Will Ouimet, assistant professor of geography, and Katharine Johnson, a PhD. student, look over old maps of New England. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Hidden New England Landscape Comes to Life

With the help of modern laser technology, UConn researchers are unearthing secrets of the region’s past.

China Scholar Peter Zarrow Joins UConn Faculty

Zarrow comes to UConn from Academia Sinica, the leading academic institution in Taiwan.

Journalism Student Joins Today Team in Sochi

After two internships with NBC, Gabrielle Levesque '14 (CLAS) is in Russia with the Today show team covering the Winter Olympics.

Pete Seeger performs at a 1965 peace rally in New York City.Photo: © 2011, Diana Davies, courtesy Smithsonian Folkways.

The Immortal Pete Seeger

The folk singer and activist died last week but his memory will live on forever, says CLAS dean Jeremy Teitelbaum.

Edward Large, professor of psychology on Nov. 5, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Theoretical Neuroscientist Ed Large Joins UConn Faculty

Large joined the Department of Psychology’s expanding cognitive science group in the fall.