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Sarah Nolen, a graduate student in puppet arts, directs the production of "Treeples," a TV show about girls facing their fears on May 15, 2015. This project was funded by an Idea Grant. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Puppetry Graduate Branches Out into Children’s TV

Sarah Nolen '15 MFA is completing a project for a children's television show with Treeples puppets.

UConn Science Salon: Talking Research Over Cocktails

UConn’s new series of engaging science discussions kicks off June 4 with '3D Printing: Living Tissue to Human Organ.'

An egg and a bowl of oatmeal. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

An Egg a Day May Help Keep the Doctor Away

A new study says eggs are as good if not better than oatmeal for diabetics, even though they contain cholesterol.

Common Gene Mutation May Raise Risk of Heart Disease

A common mutation in a gene that regulates cholesterol levels may raise the risk of heart disease in carriers, a UConn Health study has found.

Male parents with a baby. (iStock Photo)

Study: Negative Findings for Children of Gay Parents Don’t Hold up to Scrutiny

A new study co-authored by a UConn sociologist says a widely cited study arguing that same-sex parents don't make good parents is seriously flawed.

Academic Vision

UConn Invests $10 Million in Support of Academic Vision

The University is supporting faculty-led initiatives through the allocation of nearly $10 million in grants.

A UConn flag now flies at the site of the new downtown Hartford Campus on May 18, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Celebrates Start of Construction on Downtown Hartford Campus

A groundbreaking ceremony in Hartford on May 18 marked the return of the campus to its urban roots.

More than two-thirds of the mountain ranges in the world are not pyramid-shaped, a new study finds. In addition to pyramid-shaped mountains like the Alps (top left), mountains may be diamond-shaped like the Rockies (top right), hourglass-shaped like the Himalayas (bottom right), or even shaped like upside-down pyramids, like the Kunlun mountains of Asia (bottom left). (Images courtesy of Morgan Tingley, Paul Elsen, and Nature Climate Change)

Mountain Shape Affects Species’ Response to Climate Change

A new study by researchers at UConn and Princeton turns our idea of what mountains look like literally upside-down, with consequences for species extinctions.

An image of peanuts next to blocks spelling out 'wages.' (iStock Photo)

Compensating for Low Wages

A study by UConn researchers examines the costs and benefits of a proposed levy on companies in Connecticut that pay low wages.

Celebrities’ Birth Dates Cluster at Certain Points in Year

Chances of achieving celebrity increase for those born under a 'wet' sign such as Aquarius or Pisces or 'fixed' sign – Aquarius, Taurus, Leo, or Scorpio – study says.