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Catherine Maher '14 (CANR) says that her work "doesn't feel like a job, it's just another day at the barn." (Angie Reyes/UConn Photo)

Winter Break on Horsebarn Hill

Students in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources know their work is never really done.

Marcy Balunas collecting a marine cyanobacterium from inside a large sponge i Portobelo National Park in Panama. (Photo courtesy of Marcy Balunas)

The Quest for New Cancer-Fighting Drugs in Marine Environments

Marcy Balunas, an assistant professor in the School of Pharamcy, has extracted a novel cancer-fighting compound from blue-green algae.

The USDA's food plate makes it easy for children to understand healthy eating. (Photo courtesy of Meriden Board of Education)

After-School Exercise and Nutrition Program Reaches Out to Urban School Children

The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Neag School of Education have joined forces to bring an after-school program to urban children.

Preston Britner and Anne Farrell at the Dean's Lounge of the Family Studies Building on Dec. 12, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Connecticut Agencies Win $5 million Federal Grant to Fund Innovative Housing Support Program

UConn researchers, The Connection, and the Department of Children and Families are working together on a program aimed at keeping families together that’s intended to serve as a model.

Connecticut manufacturing becomes increasingly high tech.

Connecticut’s Manufacturing Report Card

Manufacturing, despite a long decline, remains a vital part of the state's economy and promises to play a key role in its future, according to a new report released today.

Professor Albert Waugh (Archives and Special Collections Photo, UConn Libraries)

A (Former) Faculty Member’s Perspective on Finishing Finals

Final exams and those pesky blue books have been part of campus life for many decades, as a journal entry by former professor Albert Waugh demonstrates.

Kathleen Sanner, RN-BC, immunizes a patient at Student Health Services on Dec. 10, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Student Health Services Achieves Prestigious AAAHC Accreditation

UConn is one of only about 200 college health services nationwide to hold accreditation from the Association.

Anson Ma, assistant professor of chemical engineering in the lab on Nov. 29, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Engineer has NSF EAGER Award to Study Nanoparticle Flow in Bloodstream

Anson Ma's research will help determine whether nanoparticles can improve the delivery of cancer-fighting drugs to tumors.

Army boots.

UConn’s Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans Receives Grant from NBC Connecticut

The grant will be used to expand the program, which equips veterans to start and grow their own businesses.

Spencer Reese '13 (SFA), left, gives direction to Ryan Parseghian '14 (SFA) during a dress rehearsal for his opera on Dec. 1, 2012. (Ariel Dowski/UConn Photo)

Student Writes, Directs Original Opera on Holocaust Theme

The opera by University Scholar Spencer Reese '13 (SFA), 'Always Hope,' premiered on Dec. 7 and 8 at the Jorgensen.