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Alexis Dudden, professor of history, discusses the political situation in Japan in UConn's Video Link studio. University Communications recently launched an experts database to help connect media to UConn experts in their fields. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

New Tool Links UConn Experts and Media

Launched in October and currently in pilot phase, the database features an initial 50 faculty members across a range of academic disciplines.

Cancer specialist Dr. Susan Tannenbaum with patient Elizabeth Johnston at UConn Health's Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

A Breast Cancer Survivor’s Lifelong Marathon

Genetic counseling was critical to Elizabeth Johnston's personalized cancer care plan at UConn Health, where she has been successfully treated for breast and lung cancers and continues to be monitored for potential future cancers.

Sam Stine '18 (CLAS) working at the Biodiversity Research Collections facility. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Old Specimens, New Insights

In UConn’s Biodiversity Research Collections, scientists, like detectives, are discovering new information about species today, even from specimens collected decades ago.

Britney Reynolds at Blue State Coffee in Hartford. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Student Perspective: Britney Reynolds ’19 (BUS, CLAS)

A new U.S. citizen, this psychology and business major still contributes to a scholarship she established in her name in Jamaica.

Charlotte Veitner during a game against Pacific. (UConn Athletic Communications Photo)

Veitner Becomes Field Hockey’s All-Time Leading Scorer

Now with 103 total goals, senior Charlotte Veitner also ranks first in career goals scored among all active Division I players across the country.

Sockeye salmon swimming in a hatchery in Idaho. (Natalie Forbes/Getty Images)

Fishing for New Antibiotics

A UConn chemist discovers a new mode of action for antibiotics, using antibacterial peptides found in fish.

Storrs Center. (Ryan Glista/UConn Photo)

A Day in the Life of UConn Storrs

A hyperlapse journey through UConn's Storrs campus.

Brian Aguilera '19 (CLAS) and Mallika Ghosh, assistant professor of cell biology, with microscope images of tunneling nanotubes at UConn Health. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

International Student Embraces Research Opportunities at UConn

Colombia native Brian Aguilera '19 (CLAS) was one of a select group taking part in a new research program for undergraduates to work with faculty at UConn Health.

Steven Wisensale, professor of human development and family studies, watches a baseball game in Japan. (Chris Moore for UConn)

Coveted Class: Baseball and Society: Politics, Economics, Race, and Gender

Human development and family studies professor Steven Wisensale has designed a curriculum about baseball that isn’t a softball.

UConn alumnus Brian Paganini '03 (BUS) designed and runs ‘Quantum Biopower,’ Connecticut’s first food waste-to-energy facility. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

UConn Alum Heads State’s First Food Waste-to-Energy Plant

'It's staggering what we throw away,' says Brian Paganini '03 (BUS), who launched his business, Quantum BioPower, last December.