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UConn Research Suggests Complex Genetic Heritage in Three Cicada Species

The research, published in the journal PNAS, is based on DNA analysis of 30 years of frozen samples in UConn's collections.

Opening New Areas of Scholarship in Study of Logician Gottlob Frege

Philosophy professor Marcus Rossberg is co-editor of a new translation of Frege's Basic Laws of Arithmetic, to be published this summer by Oxford University Press.

UConn Student Wins National Goldwater Scholarship

Molecular and cell biology major Anna Green, of Storrs, Conn., won the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship during her junior year at UConn.

Clare Costley Kingo'o photographed with her Book, Miserere Mei, witch she received the Book of the Year award from Conference on Christianity and Literature on Jan. 24, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Study of Seven Psalms Earns Professor Literary Acclaim

Clare Costley King'oo's scholarly work on a group of biblical prayers earned the 2012 Book of the Year award from the Conference on Christianity and Literature.

Brian Willis in bimolecular and chemical engineering holds a rectenna device on Jan. 29, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Professor’s Patented Technique Key to New Solar Power Technology

A novel fabrication technique developed by engineering professor Brian Willis could lead to a breakthrough that will vastly improve solar energy systems.

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UConn Study: Some People Find Facebook More Entertaining Than Others

Communication professor David Atkin found that more people look to Facebook for entertainment than to communicate with others.

Kentwood Wells, professor and department head of ecology and evolutionary biology on Jan. 15, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Biologist Honored for Seminal Paper on Social Behavior of Frogs

A frequently cited 1977 paper by Kentwood Wells is being honored by the Animal Behaviour Society with an essay on its impact.

Researchers Find Possibility of Change in Children Previously Diagnosed with Autism

The UConn-led study holds out hope that for some children, the diagnosis may not be lifelong.

Andrew Pask, associate professor of Molecular & Cell Biology working in his lab. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Mouse Mutant Opens New Path for Birth Defect Research

With funding from NIH, biologist Andrew Pask is researching a common birth defect found in boys.

Can We All Just Get Along? Immunological Memory Learns Tolerance

The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has published the work of immunology researchers at the UConn Health Center.