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UConn's head field hockey coach Nancy Stevens is the all-time winningest coach in NCAA Division I history, with a career record of 562 wins. She is shown here with the 2012 team. (Steve Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Nancy Stevens Becomes NCAA Field Hockey’s All-Time Wins Leader

With Friday's win over Louisville, Hall of Fame Coach Stevens now sports a career record of 562 wins.

October 16, 2013 | Mike Enright, Athletic Communications

Athletics
Gerry Altmann in psychology is one of the major new hires. He’s from the UK – Ph.D. from Edinburgh, currently at York University. He’s one of the famed cognitive science cluster hires, specializing in the cognitive science of language, ‘language processing and aspects of eye movement control’ on July 19, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Psycholinguistics Expert Gerry Altmann to Join UConn Faculty

An internationally known researcher, Altmann will join the expanding cognitive science program in fall 2014.

October 15, 2013 | Sheila Foran

Research & Discovery
Byron Jones'15 (CLAS) with U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 2013 when he sered as an intern in Esty's office on Capital Hill.

Byron Jones Manages Double Coverage On and Off the Gridiron

The Huskies cornerback spent the summer as an intern in Hartford and Washington.

October 11, 2013 | Kenneth Best

From left to right: Bernard Grela, associate professor and head of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, and master’s students Carrie Adams, Minal Kadam, and Sarah Smialek, discuss the progress of the Read to Succeed students. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

Helping Adults with Reading Disabilities Improve Their Language Skills

A group of UConn speech-language pathologists is working with participants in an adult literacy program in Hartford.

October 10, 2013 | Bri Diaz, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Community Impact Research & Discovery
Daniel Schwartz, assistant professor of physiology and neurobiology, talks with Joey Shea '14 (ENG) about his new software. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A New Tool for Visualizing DNA, Protein Sequences

Professor Daniel Schwartz enlisted the help of UConn student programmers to build a faster and more efficient Web program.

October 9, 2013 | Bri Diaz, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Research & Discovery UConn Health
Delta Gamma and Alpha Epsilon Pi march down Gilbert Road during the Homecoming Parade on Oct. 6, 2013. (Juanita Austin/UConn Photo)

Homecoming a Parade of Husky Spirit

Not even the rain on this year's Homecoming parade could dampen the Husky spirit.

October 8, 2013 | Juanita Austin '15 (SFA)

Erika Skoe, assistant professor of speech, language & hearing, left, Nicole Landi, assistant professor of psychology, and Jon Sprouse, associate professor of linguistics, at the Charles "Skip" Lowe Atrium on Sept. 20, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Rises as Center for Language and Cognition

A cluster of new faculty hires is moving UConn from being a school that has interests in cognitive science to one that is known for it.

October 8, 2013 | Christine Buckley

Research & Discovery

Freshmonster Makes Friends the New-fashioned Way

Skip Toumalou '17 (SFA) was new to UConn and social media. Thanks to some quick thinking and quicker sharing, she's now a star.

October 7, 2013 | Sarah Nolen '15 MFA & Craig Burdick

John Volin (left) working in the Everglades with former graduate student Michael Lott. (Craig van der Heiden for UConn)

Learning from Climate Change – Nearly 3,000 Years Ago

A UConn researcher’s findings on climate change in the past help provide a scientific base for current efforts to restore the Everglades.

October 7, 2013 | Sheila Foran

Research & Discovery
Close up of termite

Termite Trouble? Blame it on the Microbes

Molecular and cell biologist Kenneth Noll explains why termites would not be a threat to your home without the help of microbes.

October 4, 2013 | Kenneth Noll, Department of Molecular & Cell Biology

Community Impact