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Higher Breast Cancer Risk in Western Parts of Time Zones. Is Electric Light to Blame?
On a societal level, position in a time zone affects how early a person must turn on the lights in the morning.
October 24, 2017 | Richard G. 'Bugs' Stevens, School of Medicine
Explosive Research: Eliminating ‘What Ifs?’ in Space Travel
UConn researchers are adapting methods for studying forces in earthly structures such as bridges and skyscrapers, for use in spacecraft.
October 23, 2017 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Police Seek Input at Oct. 31 Reaccreditation Forum
The forum is part of a process under which the UConn Police have applied for reaccreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc.
October 20, 2017 | Stephanie Reitz
Should the Vegas Mass Murder Be Memorialized?
'One of the real tensions is that by drawing attention to the killing, it also draws attention to the killer,' says geography professor Ken Foote, who has written a book about memorialization of place.
October 19, 2017 | Kenneth Best
Embrace Opportunity: A Day in the Life of Bridget Oei ’18
For researcher and dancer Bridget Oei '18 (CLAS), UConn offers a perfect mix of possibilities.
October 19, 2017 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA
Our Calculator Will Guess How Many Healthy Years of Life You Have Left
We are living longer than ever. But for how many of those years will we be healthy?
October 18, 2017 | Jay Vadiveloo, Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research at UConn
Fueling the Future with Seaweed
UConn researchers are part of a federally funded project to boost seaweed production for use as a biofuel.
October 17, 2017 | Combined Reports
Op-ed: Gentrification? Bring it
Hartford will never become New York. But why not look to North Adams, Pittsburgh, or Columbus for examples of a different kind of gentrification?
October 17, 2017 | Andrew Deener, UConn Department of Sociology, & Jonathan Wynn, UMass-Amherst
Skype a Scientist
A program to engage schoolchildren in science has grown in 8 months from one graduate student in one UConn lab to thousands of scientists across 12 time zones and all 50 states.
October 16, 2017 | Kim Krieger, University Communications, with illustrations by Kailey Whitman
Schedule Changes on North Eagleville Road Infrastructure Project
UConn has had to extend the schedule on the project due to unforeseen complications, including the need to break up and haul away massive amounts of underground rock.
October 16, 2017 | Stephanie Reitz