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Comedian Jay Leno cruises around campus in a student-built car while visiting UConn, where he gave a presentation at Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts during Family Weekend. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Jay Leno Cruises Around Campus

Comedian Jay Leno tried out a student-built car while visiting UConn as a speaker during Family Weekend.

Sunrise yoga on horsebarn Hill on Sept. 22. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Serenity at Sunrise

Yoga at sunrise on Horsebarn Hill on Monday morning was one of the activities designed to raise awareness during Suicide Prevention Week.

An adult Common Tern with an identifying band on its right leg. (Sheila Foran/UConn Photo)

Preserving Crucial Tern Habitat in Long Island Sound

UConn extension experts and volunteers are helping maintain ecological balance on treasured nesting sites.

An IMCORP van in front of wind turbines in Hawaii. (Photo supplied by IMCORP)

IMCORP: On the Fast Track to Success

A Connecticut company built on UConn technology is one of the fastest-growing engineering firms in the U.S.

The UConn Reads 2014-15 book selection, the Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Reads: Our Book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma

This year's selection is a special match for a community ready for a wide-ranging conversation about American ways of eating.

University President Susan Herbst speaks at an event to announce the results of a study on the economic impact of the university held at UConn’s SS&C Technologies Financial Accelerator in Hartford on Sept. 17. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn’s Value to Connecticut: $3.4 Billion a Year

An independent firm reports that the University also supports more than 24,000 jobs, and provides $202 million in tax revenue.

New London Powerline (Photo by Robert Askins-Connecticut College)

Power Lines Offer Environmental Benefits: UConn Study

The landscape in the transmission corridors provides habitat for hundreds of species of native plants and animals.

Jennifer Stroop, certified genetic counselor, at UConn Health with a patient. (UConn Health Photo)

Genetic Screening and Breast Cancer Risk

Two UConn Health genetic counselors discuss a recent call for much wider use of genetic screening for breast cancer.

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Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity Moves to UConn

A new partnership with the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity was announced today in Hartford.

The Public’s Perception of the Obesity Epidemic

Does the American public understand the significance of the country’s weight issue? Data from the Roper Center tell the story.