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Health insurance paperwork. (Shutterstock Photo)

Health Insurance Plans ‘Too Complicated to Understand’

A new survey by the Health Disparities Institute of UConn Health shows that many patients across Connecticut are struggling to understand their complex, jargon-filled private health insurance plans.

World War I Victory Gardens poster. (Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division)

How the ‘War to End All Wars’ Shaped Connecticut

Art and artifacts on display at the Dodd Center and Babbidge Library recall the U.S. entry into World War I on April 6, 2017.

Rachel O'Neill, professor of molecular and cell biology with Craig Obergfell, a research assistant, (beard) and Nathaniel Jue, a postdoctoral fellow examine a plate used for sequencing on Dec. 20, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Morphing Genomes Can Harm and Help

Imagine reading a blueprint that’s 3.2 billion pages long. That’s how many strands of DNA make up the human genome, which is being studied by geneticists like molecular & cell biology professor Rachel O’Neill.

Woman sneezing, standing next to a tree in bloom. (Getty Images)

Allergy Season is Here

A UConn ENT specialist offers advice to allergy sufferers on how best to make it through allergy season.

Ten-year old Genevieve Neiman, who has leukemia, joined the women's tennis program with her signing of a Husky Letter of Intent. (Athletic Communications/UConn Photo)

Women’s Tennis Makes New Addition to Roster

Ten-year old Genevieve Neiman, who has leukemia, joined the women's tennis program with her signing of a Husky Letter of Intent.

Painful shoulder, computer artwork. (Getty Images)

Stem Cell Fabric Innovation Regrows Rotator Cuffs

A team of researchers from UConn Health has found a way to regenerate rotator cuff tendons after they’re torn, using a nano-textured fabric seeded with stem cells.

After her Fitbit alerted her to serious heart trouble, 73-year-old Patricia Lauder was successfully treated at UConn Health's Calhoun Cardiology Center by cardiologist Dr. JuYong Lee. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

Fitness Tracker Saves Patient’s Life

After her Fitbit alerted her to serious heart trouble, 73-year-old Patricia Lauder was successfully treated at UConn Health's Calhoun Cardiology Center.

Gabby Williams drives to the basket. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

UConn Falls to Mississippi State at Buzzer

UConn's record 111-game winning streak came to an end Friday, when Mississippi State pulled off perhaps the biggest upset in women's basketball history, stunning the Huskies 66-64.

A close-up shot of an architectural detail on the turn-of-the-century mansion that now houses the campus's administrative offices and visitors' center, as well as hosting outside events. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Detailed Look at Avery Point’s Branford House

Close-up shots of architectural details on the turn-of-the-century mansion that now houses the campus's administrative offices and visitors' center, as well as hosting outside events.

Erika Thomas '16 played volleyball throughout her four-year career at UConn. She also played a year of Division I basketball while working for a master's degree at Grand Canyon University. (GCU Photo)

UConn Volleyball Alum Also Played College Basketball

Erika Thomas '16 played volleyball throughout her four-year career at UConn. She also played a year of Division I basketball, though not for Geno.