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James Dixon, Associate Professor of the department of psychology on Oct. 7, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Not Quite Frankenstein

A new research program will study the origins of biological behavior using nonliving things.

Health Center Introduces Lung Cancer Screening Program

The program’s goal is to find lung cancer in its earliest and most treatable stages.

Peczuh - Instituto Quimco De Sarria - Spain

The International Language of Science

A Fulbright Fellowship enabled chemistry professor Mark Peczuh to work with research colleagues in a lab in Spain.

Associate Professor of History Mark Healey is a recipient of a national American Council of Learned Societies fellowship, which allows him to investigate water resource issues in Argentina. (Photo courtesy Mark Healey.)

Two Humanities Scholars Win ACLS Fellowships

The American Council of Learned Societies year-long fellowships are among the leading awards for scholars in the humanities.

Education policy expert Jonathan Plucker is one of the nationally prominent scholars attracted to the University by an ambitious new faculty hiring plan.

Report: ‘Excellence Gap’ Growing Among American Students

A new report by education professor Jonathan Plucker finds that the highest-performing American students are disproportionately white and wealthy.

Violence Against Women

Human Rights Conference Draws High School Students

High school students will be among those at the UNESCO conference today focusing on violence against women as a human rights issue.

Men's basketball head coach Kevin Ollie, left, and women's basketball head coach Geno Auriemma engage in a friendly exchange at First Night in Gampel Pavilion on Oct. 18, 2013. (Steve Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Team Geno vs. Team Kevin

Fans packed Gampel Pavilion Friday for a contest of wits and skills between co-ed teams led by the two basketball head coaches.

Selecting the Scoop

A panel of five seniors selected the official 2014 Senior Scoop flavor during Senior Kickoff on Wednesday.

Dental Care Leads to Free Breast Cancer Screening

The Screening with a Smile program offers mammograms to underserved women seeking dental care at the Health Center.

Political Science major Vanessa Lovelace, 1st place (and People's Choice winner) presenting her topic: Genealogies of Liberty: An Embodied Black Freedom Trail.

The Three-Minute Thesis

Summarizing years of study in just three minutes isn’t easy, but it’s a challenge some UConn graduate students tackled recently.