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Senior chemical engineering student Derek Chhiv, right, discusses with Professor Anson Ma his group's prototype for an artificial kidney. The prototype was generated through 3-D printing. (Al Ferreira for UConn)

Rising to the Challenge: Students

A review of some student highlights over the past 12 months.

A view of the Convocation ceremony held on the Student Union Mall on Aug. 22, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Dynamic Community: UConn in 2014

A look at UConn’s evolving community during 2014.

David Goldhamer, professor of molecular and cell biology, center, and doctoral student Michael Wosczyna examine a tissue sample in their lab. (Dan Buttrey/UConn File Photo)

New Stem Cell Research Collaboration Focuses on Rare Diseases

The University has announced a new stem cell research collaboration in the field of rare disease with Connecticut firm Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

A view of the Thomas J. Meskill Law Library at the University of Connecticut School of Law in Hartford. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Law Creates Two New Master’s Degrees

The new degree programs in human rights and social justice and energy and environmental law are intended to meet emerging needs in society.

Jill Wegrzyn, ecology and evolutionary biology assistant research professor, at a Christmas tree farm. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Big Data and the Science of the Christmas Tree

A UConn bioinformatics researcher is helping develop tools that will enable more scientists to start finding meaning in massive amounts of data.

The Cell and Genome Sciences Building in winter, located at 400 Farmington Avenue on the UConn Health Center campus. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

Personalized Medicine Company to be Located at UConn Health

A new company formed by two Jackson Laboratory researchers is joining UConn’s Technology Incubation Program at Farmington.

Gavel and open book on a wooden table in the courtroom. (iStock Photo)

UConn Undergraduates Head to National Moot Court Contest

The team will represent UConn for the first time at the national level.

Students walk outdoors near the John W. Rowe Center for Undergraduate Education on Dec. 4, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Five-day Black-and-white Challenge Comes to Campus

University photographer Peter Morenus responds to the national social media campaign with a selection of campus shots in grayscale.

A shrimper shovels a load of shrimp into buckets to carry them from the hold to the sorting table. (iStock Photo)

Fisheries Management Study Casts Aside Conventional Wisdom

More efficient practices could lead to an increase in profits of up to 49 percent, according to a new study by UConn’s Ling Huang and a coauthor at Duke University.

The Nathan Hale Inn. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Seeks to Buy Nathan Hale Inn for Student Housing

Trustees have authorized the University to negotiate purchase of the hotel to accommodate more students on campus.