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International Student Wei ‘Toby’ Xinhai studying math at the Homer Babbidge Library on Dec. 12, 2017. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

International Student Inspired by U.S. Education System

International student Wei 'Toby' Xinhai has found that living in a Learning Community has helped him make UConn his second home.

Nathan Chen of the United States trains during figure skating practice ahead of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Figure Skating by the Book

As Olympic figure skating events begin in Pyeongchang, UConn professor Jaci VanHeest discusses the science behind the artistry of today’s elite figure skaters.

Ashley Rich '20 (NUR) speaks with a classmate during a nursing class at the Carolyn Ladd Widmer Wing of Storrs Hall on Feb. 1, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Ashley Rich

'Nothing compares to the feeling of celebrating a season’s worth of hard work,' says student-athlete Ashley Rich, a member of the National Championship field hockey team who also maintains a GPA of above 3.9.

A view of Gampel Pavilion and the Jim Calhoun Way sign on April 29, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Temporary Changes to Calhoun Way Traffic Patterns to Improve Pedestrian Safety

Starting Friday, Feb. 9, Calhoun Way will be limited to one-way traffic westbound from Hillside Road to the Gampel Service Drive access road behind the pavilion.

Postdoctoral fellow Ashley Groshong in the Spirochete Lab at UConn Health. (Office of the Vice President for Research Photo)

What Makes the Bacteria Behind Lyme Disease Tick?

UConn Health researchers are advancing understanding of how the bacteria transmits disease, pointing to the potential for ultimately developing therapeutics to target this system.

Students in Wilbur Cross Building. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Proposal to Streamline Fees Would Reduce Student Costs

More than 10,000 UConn students across campuses would see their costs reduced, as part of a review committee’s recommendations to rationalize the University’s system of fees.

Julianna Gallo '20 (CAHNR), an animal science major, at the UConn Polo Match versus Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2018. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

The Polo Express

Take a peek at the combined UConn Men's and Women's Polo team competing against a team from the University of Kentucky at the Horsebarn Hill Arena on Feb. 3.

Lewis Gordon, professor of philosophy, lectures at Storrs Hall. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Bringing Black Issues in Philosophy to the Blogosphere

UConn philosophy professor and editor Lewis Gordon says the new blog aims to provide a forum for examining questions and issues that the global community of black philosophers cares about.

Bone-forming cells inside a living bone from a newborn mouse. The cells were engineered to contain a fluorescent green protein that senses cyclic GMP, a molecule that stimulates bone growth. In a recently published study in eLife, Leia Shuhaibar and others at UConn Health showed that these cells produce less cyclic GMP under conditions that resemble those in people with achondroplasia (dwarfism). Understanding how cyclic GMP production is regulated could contribute to improved therapies for achondroplasia.

Fertility Study Offers Unexpected Lead on Dwarfism

In the most common type of dwarfism, the fibroblast growth factor receptor is always 'on' so bones don’t grow enough. UConn Health researchers found a way to block that function in the lab.

UConn's time-honored tradition of eating ice cream outside in the middle of winter dates back to the 1970s. (Eric Yang '21 (ACES)/UConn Photo)

Tons of Ice Cream

UConn's time-honored tradition of eating ice cream outside in the middle of winter.