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A book by UConn associate professor of political science Evelyn M. Simien, Historic Firsts: How Symbolic Empowerment Changes U.S. Politics on Jan. 22, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

A Candidate Like Me: Historic Firsts in U.S. Politics

Before Obama and Hillary Clinton came Chisholm and Jackson. A look at how trail-blazing candidates bring people into the electoral process.

William Mustain, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, in a lab at C2E2 on Jan. 21, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Using Advanced Chemistry to Combat Climate Change

UConn researcher William Mustain is building a new device that captures carbon dioxide from power plant exhaust using advanced materials and chemistry.

A pile of textbooks at a bookshop. (iStock Photo)

Committee to Review Campus Bookstore Options

A search is underway for a bookstore operator that can provide efficient service and keep costs down.

Jonathan the husky walks along the Brooklyn Bridge on Jan. 15, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Jonathan Goes to New York

From alumni to athletics, UConn's ties to NYC are so strong it is truly the city's 6th borough.

Business-related tweets on a smartphone. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Twitter Volume a Guide to Stock Options Pricing

A UConn researcher says spikes in the number of tweets about a company can be used as the basis for a profitable stock options trading strategy.

Father and son being interviewed by a professional. (iStock image)

UConn Partners with State on Child Welfare Project

The federally funded program seeks to prepare an ethnically and linguistically diverse group of social workers to work with vulnerable children and families.

Student-athlete Kyle Huson studying at the Homer Babbidge Library on Jan. 12, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Kyle Huson

For ice hockey player Kyle Huson, to be a Husky is to be part of an outstanding athletic and academic tradition.

Bobtail squid. (Copyright Mattias Ormestad, www.kahikai.com, reproduced with permission)

The Science of Symbiosis and the Search for New Drugs

UConn researchers are studying bacteria living inside the Hawaiian bobtail squid in the search for new drugs to fight pathogens in humans.

Girls carry heavy baskets of rock at a gravel quarry. (Robin Romano/UConn Archives & Special Collections)

UConn Receives $4 Million for Human Rights Initiatives

The gift, coupled with an additional $2 million raised by the UConn Foundation, will fund scholarships, fellowships, internships, and support for signature programs.

Nominations Open for UConn Spirit Awards

The program is open to staff in all classifications and faculty at the Storrs and regional campuses.