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Getting Out the Vote

The director of UConn's Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work discusses the importance of making voting a habit instead of a chore.

November 3, 2014 | David Bauman

Community Impact
A memorial in honor of slain football student-athlete Jasper Howard, who lost his life five years ago, is unveiled by his family members at Rentschler Stadium during half-time of the Homecoming game against the University of Central Florida. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Jasper Howard Memorial Dedicated at Rentschler Field

At UConn’s Homecoming game Saturday, the University dedicated a memorial in honor of slain football student-athlete Jasper Howard.

November 3, 2014 | Combined Reports

President Susan Herbst talks with students during her office hours in Gulley Hall. (Ariel Dowski/UConn File Photo)

President’s Office Hours Slated for Nov. 10

President Susan Herbst's office hours have been rescheduled to Monday, Nov. 10, from 9:30 to 11 a.m., in Gulley Hall.

October 31, 2014 | Stephanie Reitz

Tony Merrell, right, lead singer of the Georgia Sea Island Singers, works with a teacher during the 'Gullah Voices' workshop led by UConn professors Robert Stephens and Mary Ellen Junda in Savannah, Ga., in 2013. The Georgia Sea Island Singers will perform with students in Junda’s World Music class on Sunday at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. (Robert Stephens/UConn Photo)

Singers Keep Gullah Traditions Alive

A Gullah singing group with a UConn connection through two music professors continues a tradition passed down from one of the early African-American cultures in the U.S.

October 31, 2014 | Kenneth Best

Community Impact
Immune cell communication, dendritic cells stimulated with adjuvant silicon microparticles interact with T cells. Taken using an FEI microscope, magnification 16,000x. (Rita Serda/FEI Image)

New Collaboration to Create World-Class Microscopy Center

UConn and scientific instrument maker FEI will create a center featuring some of the most advanced commercially available electron microscopes.

October 29, 2014 | Tim Miller

Research & Discovery UConn Health
An African American congregation at worship. (iStock/UConn Photo)

Blending Faith and Science to Combat Obesity

Part of a semester-long series exploring obesity research by UConn faculty.

October 29, 2014 | Tom Breen

Research & Discovery UConn Health
University of New Haven team members discuss strategy in the Capture the Flag competition, during a two-day cybersecurity conference organized by the Center of Excellence for Security Innovation, a partnership between Comcast and the UConn School of Engineering's Center for Hardware Assurance, Security, and Engineering. Their coach, Frank Breitinger, will teach a course next semester called “Hacking.” (Christopher LaRosa/UConn Photo)

Cybersecurity Contest Challenges Teams to Think Like a Hacker

A recent competition on campus demonstrated that those protecting the security of data need to be as ingenious as the hackers.

October 27, 2014 | William Weir, School of Engineering

Community Impact
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin at a CICATS event. (UConn Health File Photo)

Enhancing Diversity in the Biomedical Workforce

UConn’s CICATS is among a select group of institutions to take part in a new NIH initiative.

October 24, 2014 | Carolyn Pennington

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An overweight businessman has his blood pressure taken by a doctor. (Thinkstock/UConn Photo)

Doctors Must Examine Own Weight Bias Before Treating Patients, Researcher Says

Part of a semester-long series exploring obesity research by UConn faculty.

October 22, 2014 | David Bauman

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Student Researchers Win EPA Sustainability Grant

A UConn student team has won a $15,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency in the first phase of the national P3 competition.

October 22, 2014 | Sheila Foran

Research & Discovery