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Team Michael and McElroy races against Those D Bags in the pool in their cardboard canoe in the Wolff-Zackin Natatorium on Oct. 27, 2011. (Ariel Dowski for UConn)

Staying Afloat

Teams of UConn students raced the length of the Wolff-Zackin Natatorium on Oct. 27, after engineering their own canoes out of cardboard.

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Still Time to Switch From HuskyMail to UConn Email Through Google

Students who already forward their email to Gmail should sign up for full benefits.

Termites at a small hole in the timber of an old wooden table (about twice life-size).Stock image

UConn Scientists Turn to Termite Guts for Clean Energy Ideas

The NSF-funded project will investigate how microbes in the guts of termites metabolize wood cellulose, with the ultimate goal of developing a new approach to biofuel production.

UConn Alumni Associations 2011 Senior Year Access Pass

Huskies Helping Huskies Now and in the Future

At Countdown to Commencement on Oct. 26, the UConn Alumni Association will begin offering a new special membership pass to seniors.

Valkyrie Speaks

We've heard about her, now we hear from her. Larry Druckenbrod's freshman daughter weighs in on her month-aversary with UConn.

Apolo Anton Ohno speaks as part of the Deloitte U.S. Olympians Panel at UConn on Oct. 17. (Jessica Tommaselli for UConn)

Apolo Anton Ohno Inspires UConn Students

The eight-time Olympic medalist tells students that preparation for success is what counts.

Students carve pumpkins on Fairfield Way on Oct. 18th, 2011(Sarah Rawlinson/UConn Photo)

A Rite of Fall

Students on Fairfield Way hollow out pumpkins to decorate for Halloween.

Eric Jordan, United Technologies Professor of Advanced Materials Processing in the lab with the coating apparatus. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Developing Green Energy Technology

UConn engineers are conducting research to develop cleaner and more efficient turbines.

Drs. Robert Dowsett, Jeffrey Spiro and Upendra Hegde. Hegde has received support from Richard and Jane Lublin for his cancer research. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Center Photo)

Couple Supports Promising Cancer Research

The gift from Richard and Jane Lublin will help fund the work of Dr. Upendra Hegde.

The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with UConn trumpeter Louis Hanzlik, front center. (Photo supplied by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra)

Learning About an Alternative Style of Leadership

A collaboration between UConn and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra exposes student leaders to a democratic management approach.