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Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Computer Science & Engineering Sanguthevar Rajasekaran stands in front of a rack of computer servers at the Booth Engineering Center for Advanced Technology on Aug. 21, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Computer Science Engineer Named Distinguished Professor

The award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, research, and service, and is the highest honor UConn bestows on its faculty.

Page of a dictionary, with focus on the word 'atheism.' (Getty Images)

Why (We Think) Atheists are More Likely to be Serial Killers

There is a global moral prejudice against people who do not believe in a god or gods, according to a new study by UConn anthropologist Dmitris Xygalatas and colleagues.

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Engineering Alumna Named to Board of Trustees

Jeanine Armstrong Goiun '87 (ENG) has been elected to serve a four-year term on the Board, beginning in September.

UConn Health researchers developed and patented voltage-sensitive dyes in the lab at the Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington. Now they have launched a startup to spread their product, which has potential in the process of drug discovery, beyond academia. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Dyes Detect Disease through Heartbeat Signals

UConn Health researchers who developed voltage-sensitive dyes with potential in the field of drug discovery have launched a startup to spread their discovery beyond academia.

This illustration from 1879 depicts the reaction of a group of indigenous people in South America when the lunar eclipse Christopher Columbus predicted actually happened on Feb. 29, 1504. (Camille Flammarion (Astronomie Populaire 1879) via Wikimedia Commons)

Eclipse as Omen: The Human Response

A UConn philosophy professor who has studied early astronomy across cultures discusses how humans have interpreted eclipses in history.

President Ronald Reagan makes a stump speech in front of a large American flag. (Photo by Wally McNamee/CORBIS via Getty Images)

If Father Knows Best, Is He Right?

Political scientist Jeffrey Dudas discusses the concept of fatherhood in the mid-20th century conservative movement through the personal histories of three iconic figures who continue to influence today’s politics.

A total solar eclipse is only visible from Earth when the moon is new and at a node, meaning the sun and Earth are aligned with the moon in the middle. (Yesenia Carrero/UConn Image)

A Total Eclipse of the Heart (of America)

On Aug. 21, a solar eclipse will be visible throughout North America for the first time in 38 years. UConn astronomer Cynthia Peterson explains what to expect.

Tho Pham

A nutritional leader emerges

A UConn nutritional sciences postdoctoral fellow, who was named an “emerging leader” in his field at a recent international event, began the path to nutrition research when he was studying biochemistry as a Nebraska undergraduate. “I was always curious about science and loved biochemistry. But, I never imagined being in nutritional sciences,” said Tho Pham, […]

Maggie Quackenbush '17 (BUS) is one of only two recent graduates accepted for a two-year program at Sony Music that will take her to Manhattan, New Jersey, and Munich. (Photo courtesy of Maggie Quackenbush)

Business Graduate Lands Dream Job at Sony Music

Maggie Quackenbush '17 (BUS) is one of only two recent graduates accepted for a two-year program at Sony Music that will take her to Manhattan, New Jersey, and Munich.

Once a Tick Bites Time is Ticking

It is still high season for tick bites. UConn Health infectious disease experts are urging those who may experience a tick bite or symptoms of a tick-borne illness to seek medical care within 24 hours to prevent the potential for serious illness. Learn more about a Connecticut woman's experience of overcoming a severe tick-linked infection.