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Dennis D'Amico, assistant professor of animal science, speaks about cheese making and food safety at the W.B. Young Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Ensuring the Safety of Artisan Cheese

Animal science professor Dennis D’Amico helps owners of small dairies comply with federal food safety regulations.

Building a Diverse Organization, One Prayer at a Time

A UConn researcher finds that religious practices can bind groups with diverse members.

Prabhakar Singh, director of UConn’s Center for Clean Energy Engineering. (Christopher LaRosa/UConn Photo)

UConn Receives Gift for Global Energy Sustainability Program

A recent gift from alumnus Ed Satell will support a new research partnership in sustainable energy with Technion–Israel Institute of Technology.

A rendering of the spacecraft that will take the time capsule to Mars. (Courtesy of MIT Space Propulsion Lab)

UConn Students to Help Build Time Capsule to Mars

UConn engineering students will partner with peers at Duke, Stanford, and MIT on a project that’s literally out of this world.

What Book Has Changed Your Life?

Nominate a book for the 2014-15 UConn Reads program.

Gregory Anderson, Board of Trustees distinguished professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology, left, and David Taylor ’94 (CLAS), assistant professor of biology, at the University of Portland on June 3, 2014. The two have collaborated on studies of the consumption of certain foods by immigrant groups since Taylor was an undergraduate.( Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Preserving Cultural Identity Through Food

Researchers analyzed the dietary preferences of immigrant communities and identified key plants with cultural relevance.

Dr. Daniel Connor addresses the Connecticut legislature on June 17, 2014. (Carolyn Pennington/UConn Health Photo)

State Mental Health Services for Young Adults ‘Inadequate’: Report

A state task force, co-chaired by a UConn Health psychiatrist, made nearly 50 recommendations to improve Connecticut’s behavioral health system.

Rosse Gates '16 (ENG) with a quadcopter he built, supported by an IDEA Grant. (Christopher LaRosa/UConn Photo)

An Autonomous Quadcopter – Now There’s an IDEA!

Undergraduate Rosse Gates is building an unmanned helicopter for use in disaster areas, thanks to support from UConn's IDEA Grant program.

Jonathan Kobles, Gregory Oudheusden and Greg Kirby, who just completed their first year at the UConn School of Medicine, make up this year’s Coast to Coast for a Cure cycling team. June 17, 2014. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

1 Summer, 2 Bikes, 4,000 Miles

Two UConn medical students are spending their last free summer cycling from California to Connecticut to raise money for leukemia research.

Kevin Ollie, head coach of UConn men's basketball, signs the cap of a young fan during Cancer Survivors Day recently. (Lou Russo Photography for UConn)

UConn Health Celebrates Cancer Survivors

UConn basketball coach Kevin Ollie spoke about his own family's experiences with cancer during Cancer Survivors Day last week.