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Face-to-face with Poverty, Privilege, and the Legacy of Apartheid
Twenty-one UConn students are in Cape Town, South Africa this semester, expanding their world view, working for social justice, and gaining skills essential to becoming well-informed global citizens.
Health Center Professor Elected Vice President of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering
Sandra Weller will be the first woman to serve as vice president and then president of the Academy.
Innovation Contest a Springboard for UConn Ideas
An enterprising UConn alum is helping sponsor a competition to encourage would-be student and faculty entrepreneurs to pursue their ideas.
Seniors: Here’s the Scoop
In an online contest that's open through Feb. 3, seniors can create their own Dairy Bar ice cream flavor.
UConn Basketball: Practicing Perfect
UConn is now building a state-of-the-art basketball development center that will help recruit the best student-athletes and support them in their academic and athletic development.
Chi Anako: Serving UConn and the Community
Chi Anako, a molecular and cell biology major, also volunteers at a local shelter, is an RA on campus, and works as a University tour guide.
The Lasting Effects of Violence on Teen Girls
Two psychologists find that girls tend to respond to violence experienced during adolescence by withdrawing from their real lives.
The Positive Effects of Negative Blogs
In a study of employee blogs, two business professors found that when it comes to online word-of-mouth, what is bad can actually be good for a company.
To Improve Your Writing, Talk
The University Writing Center in the English Department helps students have a really good conversation about their work.
Drifting into Drowsiness, Alarmed into Alertness
A psychology research group is studying what happens to the brain in the transition between drowsiness and the state of alertness.