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The Puzzle of Extreme Rituals

UConn anthropologist Dimitrios Xygalatas is exploring why people engage in highly painful, even dangerous, ritual behaviors.

February 10, 2015 | Sheila Foran

Research & Discovery

Dr. John Taylor meets with a urology patient at Dowling South at UConn Health in Farmington. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Urologist Picked to Lead New Bladder Cancer Institute

A donor with no previous ties to the University sought out a UConn Health expert to drive the advancement of bladder cancer care and research.

February 6, 2015 | , and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)

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For every drug that scientists develop against bacteria (a "move"), bacteria respond with mutations that confer resistance to the drug. In this paper, we show that these "moves" by bacteria can be predicted in silico ahead of time by the Osprey protein design algorithm. We used Osprey to prospectively predict in silico mutations in Staphylococcus aureus against a novel preclinical antibiotic, and validated their predictions in vitro and in resistance selection experiments. Image created for this paper by Lei Chen and Yan Liang. (Courtesy of Duke University).

Getting Ahead of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria

A UConn medicinal chemist has developed software with a colleague at Duke that could help make more resilient antibiotics.

February 5, 2015 | Colin Poitras

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Heavenly Donuts, 2014, Peter Anton (Courtesy of the artist and UNIX Gallery, NYC)

Food is Art in UConn Reads Exhibits

Two exhibits based on Michael Pollan’s 'Omnivore’s Dilemma,' the book selected for the 2014-15 UConn Reads program, open today on campus.

February 4, 2015 | Kenneth Best

Arash Zaghi, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, demonstrates a creativity experiment with several students at his office. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Engineering Education Study Looks to Tap Strengths of ADHD Students

UConn researchers are seeking to keep potential pioneers in the field of engineering.

February 3, 2015 | William Weir, School of Engineering

Research & Discovery

Dorit Bar-On, outside Manchester Hall on Oct. 29, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Philosopher Focuses on Questions of Self-Knowledge, Truth

Dorit Bar-On is developing a 'humanities version' of a scientific lab, with collaborative research among a variety of scholars in the field of communication.

January 30, 2015 | Kenneth Best

Research & Discovery

Alyssa Merkle '15 (ENG), Patriots cheerleader, works on her senior project in engineering. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Cheerleader Takes Time Out from Lab for Super Bowl

When she isn’t in the lab building an incubator for testing cancer cells, engineering major Alyssa Merkle is a cheerleader for the New England Patriots.

January 29, 2015 | William Weir, School of Engineering