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Fleurette King, director of the Rainbow Center, speaks to UConn students during a Safe Zone Husky Ally Training session in the Rainbow Center on Feb. 13, 2012. (Ariel Dowski/UConn Photo)

Sticker for One, Awareness for All

Husky Ally Safe Zone workshops teach participants to be effective allies to the LGBTQ community.

UConn engineering students play in a pool of oobleck (corn starch and water) as a live demonstration in the ITE lobby on Feb. 24, 2012. (Max Sinton for UConn)

UConn Students ‘Walk on Water’

UConn's Engineering Ambassadors demonstrate the properties of a fluid known as oobleck, as one of the activities of National Engineers Week.

Two women in conversation.

Study Shows Domestic Violence Survivors Appreciate Support, But More Services Needed

A UConn faculty member finds that the need is still great for programs that serve victims of domestic violence.

Roosevelt’s Warm Alliance and the Cold War

In a new book, historian Frank Costigliola argues that Franklin Roosevelt’s sudden death in 1945 changed the temperature of U.S.-Soviet relations.

Hollin Abraham: Breaking Boundaries

As a minority in a male-dominated field, this chemical engineer works to pave the way for future female scientists.

Janet Paulsen, a graduate student, in the lab on Feb. 21, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Grad Student Earns Award Nomination for Work Fighting Infectious Diseases

A graduate student in pharmaceutical sciences who is helping develop new drugs to fight potentially life-threatening infectious diseases is among nine UConn finalists for a 2012 Women of Innovation Award.

UConn Husky Bhangra performs at Asian Nite 2012 on Feb. 25, 2012. (Max Sinton for UConn)

Asian Night at the Jorgensen Plays to an Appreciative Crowd

Performers representing the Asian American Cultural Center provided an evening of memorable entertainment.

Rece Davis, left, plays a game called "Know your Teammates" with Alex Oriakhi, and Jeremy Lamb during the broadcast of EPSN College Gameday from Gampel Pavilion on Feb. 25, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Behind the Scenes at ESPN College GameDay Basketball

GameDay telecasts live from Gampel Pavilion this weekend showcased UConn students' enthusiasm for their team before a national television audience.

Photo of an iPhone displaying m.uconn.edu.

UConn’s Homepage Gets a Mobile Makeover

The University recently launched a new official mobile homepage, to serve as an entry point for UConn mobile resources.

Tom Worthley, assistant extension professor in the department of extension in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources,reaches for a berry on Japanese Barberry bush in the UConn forest near Horsebarn Hill. (Ariel Dowski/UConn Photo)

Controlling Japanese Barberry Helps Stop Spread of Tick-Borne Diseases

The UConn Forest provides an ecological classroom to study the spread of the invasive Barberry plant.