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The UConn Reads 2014-15 book selection, the Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Reads: Our Book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma

This year's selection is a special match for a community ready for a wide-ranging conversation about American ways of eating.

University President Susan Herbst speaks at an event to announce the results of a study on the economic impact of the university held at UConn’s SS&C Technologies Financial Accelerator in Hartford on Sept. 17. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn’s Value to Connecticut: $3.4 Billion a Year

An independent firm reports that the University also supports more than 24,000 jobs, and provides $202 million in tax revenue.

New London Powerline (Photo by Robert Askins-Connecticut College)

Power Lines Offer Environmental Benefits: UConn Study

The landscape in the transmission corridors provides habitat for hundreds of species of native plants and animals.

Jennifer Stroop, certified genetic counselor, at UConn Health with a patient. (UConn Health Photo)

Genetic Screening and Breast Cancer Risk

Two UConn Health genetic counselors discuss a recent call for much wider use of genetic screening for breast cancer.

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Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity Moves to UConn

A new partnership with the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity was announced today in Hartford.

The Public’s Perception of the Obesity Epidemic

Does the American public understand the significance of the country’s weight issue? Data from the Roper Center tell the story.

‘A Book That Changed My Life,’ The Short List

Find out which six titles made it to the UConn Reads short list.

Still frame from aerial video, UConn: The View From Above. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

UConn: The View From Above

See the Storrs campus from a fresh perspective.

The Connecticut State Capitol. (Peter Morenus/UConn photo)

UConn to Host 2014 Gubernatorial Debate

The Hartford Courant and FOX CT will partner with UConn for a live televised gubernatorial debate on Oct. 2.

‘A Book That Changed My Life,’ The Long List

The UConn Reads committee makes a first cut from among the 215 nominations this year.