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An elderly man at home with his dog. (iStockPhoto)

Coming Home: State’s Elderly Transitioning to Community

UConn’s Center on Aging found that a state program to move institutionalized individuals home improved their quality of life and saved money,

Sahan Handunkanda, a graduate student in physics and first author on the paper published by the American Physical Society, holds up a crystal of scandium trifluoride. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Caution: Shrinks When Warm

Most materials swell when they warm. UConn physics researchers have been investigating a substance that responds in reverse.

NMR spectroscope. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Photo)

UConn Health to House National Center for Bio-NMR

A new national data processing and analysis center for nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy will open at UConn Health in December.

Ellen DeGeneres at a book signing of 'Seriously... I'm Kidding'! at Barnes and Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 4 (© Glenn Francis, www.PacificProDigital.com)

Why Do Female Comedians Disappear After Dark?

English professor and humorist Gina Barreca wonders, where are the women on late-night television?

Students Show They Care

Students placed flags on the Student Union Mall for Suicide Prevention Week, as a poignant reminder of the more than 1,000 suicides that occur each year on U.S. college campuses.

Kartik Chandran '99 Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, on Sept. 19, 2015 in New York, N.Y. (Photo courtesy of John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)

UConn Alum Named MacArthur Fellow

Environmental engineer Kartik Chandran ’99 Ph.D. is one of 24 individuals recognized this year with a MacArthur ‘genius grant.’

The swing beside Mirror Lake. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

#UConnBucketList: October

October is the perfect time to swing beneath the tree at Mirror Lake. Then post a photo or video to #UConnBucketList and check off #3.

A butcher cutting meat at a pork processing plant. (iStock Photo)

UConn Law Professors File Brief with U.S. Supreme Court

The brief offers expert information relevant to an appeal by Tyson Foods that could affect the future of class action suits.

Wyatt Million, men's cross country and track athlete, in a biology class taught by Professor Eric Schultz. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Wyatt Million

Track and cross country athlete Wyatt Million says he holds himself to high standards both in running and in school.

Inge-Marie Eigsti with the new FMRI at the Philips Communication Sciences Building on Sept. 28, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Cognitive Shift

A psychology researcher and her students are using UConn's new fMRI scanner to better understand autism spectrum disorders.