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Engineering Centennial Update

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Precious Price MSW '16

MSW Student Overcomes Obstacles to Find Success

Precious Price’s early years were tough. She was born to a single mother, the fourth of six children. “I grew up in and out of foster care placements.” At 12, she was placed in foster care until she aged out at 22. “I ended up in several different placements while in care, but remained in […]

An African-American woman stands in line to vote. (iStock Photo)

African-American Women Could Be Decisive on Super Tuesday

UConn political scientist Evelyn Simien argues that African-American women will play a significant role in the choice of candidate in the primaries.

Mark Urban, researcher of ecology and evolutionary biology, holds an Arctic grayling in Alaska.

Going, Going, Gone: A Fish Tale

Mark Urban's research on a key species of fish in the Arctic is a wake-up call that environmental policies need to change.

What’s at Stake for Apple in iPhone Legal Case

UConn Professor and Comcast Center co-director Laurent Michel discusses cyber security and the IPhone case.

Students in the Business Law Negotiation Competition.

Law and Business Students Negotiate Together

About 40 UConn business and law students competed and collaborated last week in the second annual Business Law Negotiation Competition, working on the first day of the competition to settle a business dispute and on the second day to reach an agreement to build a dam.

Susannah Resnikoff '16 (SFA) (Marianne Dashwood) and Bryce Wood '16 MFA Acting (Willoughby) in 'Sense and Sensibility,' adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and JR Sullivan from the novel by Jane Austen. (Gerry Goodstein for UConn)

‘Sense and Sensibility’ Tells Tale of Life and Love

Students playing roles in CRT's production of the period drama must portray characters across the generations as well as the centuries.

Patient rooms in the new hospital tower at UConn Health are private and larger. Most will have ceiling lifts that minimize fall risk to patients and injury risk to clinical staff. (Photo by Frank Barton)

New Hospital Tower Optimizes Safety, Privacy

When the new hospital tower at UConn Health opens this spring, it will feature the latest in patient privacy and safety.

Judge Christopher F. Droney

Judge Droney to Speak, Receive Honorary Degree at Commencement

Judge Christopher F. Droney will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws at the May 22, 2016, commencement of UConn School of Law, where he will also be the featured speaker.

Emmett and Mamie Till. (Source: The Mamie Till Mobley Foundation)

UConn Reads: Maternal Activism and Racial Justice

A daughter reflects on mothers who advocate tirelessly for racial justice for their children, despite their own suffering.