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Illustration of a holiday meal with drawings representing taste and smell. (iStock Image)

Unable to Savor Your Holiday Meal?

The Taste and Smell Clinic at UConn Health treats patients with taste and smell problems.

Professor Heidi Dierssen (right) and Ph.D. candidate Brandon Russell (left) use a custom-built dive spectrometer to measure the way light reflects and depolarizes the light from coral reefs in Curacao. (Jeff/Godfrey/UConn Photo)

Hiding in Plain Sight: Camouflage in Open Ocean Fish

A new study of how open ocean fish use polarized light waves shows there’s more to camouflage than meets the eye.

A group of students discussing class work. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

New Scholarship Program for Community College Transfers

Starting next fall, UConn will award $8,000 in scholarships over two years to qualified students transferring from a Connecticut community college.

Student-athlete Istvan Kanyo, a walk-on defense player on the men's soccer team, in class on Nov. 18, 2015. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Istvan Kanyo

For Istvan Kanyo, Honors student, soccer player, and aspiring orthopedist, being a Husky means taking pride in all aspects of life.

President Herbst speaks during the Conversation About UConn's Future at the Benton Museum in November 2015. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

The Value and Imperative of Embracing Diversity

President Herbst reflects on diversity at UConn, in light of current events in Paris and around the world, and a recent task force report.

Nichole Broderick, assistant professor of molecular and cell biology gives instructions to students in a microbiology lab at the Torrey Life Sciences Building on Nov. 10, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Students Search the Soil for New Antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance is up, antibiotic drug discovery is down. Some UConn undergraduates are a part of the search for potential new antibiotics.

Students walk outdoors near banners on the Hartford campus. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

West Hartford to Get First Chance to Purchase Campus Property

As development of the new downtown Hartford Campus proceeds, the Board decides the future of the current campus in West Hartford.

Baritone Ryan Burns, a graduate student, in rehearsal with members of the Jessica Lang Dance Co. at Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

‘The Wanderer’ Combines Classical Music with Contemporary Dance

Baritone Ryan Burns, a graduate student, will perform a Schubert song cycle as soloist with the innovative Jessica Lang Dance Co.

The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Oct. 2, 2014. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

Cardiology Physician-Scientist Joins JAX Genomic Medicine, UConn Health

Dr. Travis Hinson, a cardiologist whose research focuses on heart muscle diseases, will take up a joint appointment in January.

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, lit up in red, white, and blue.

UConn Students Adjusting to New Reality in Paris Following Attacks

Faculty member Roger Célestin offers an update on the UConn group in Paris.