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Horseshoe Crabs: How Did They Get an Exception?
How they've managed to stay the same is a great mystery. Now, researchers at UConn are assembling a detailed map of the horseshoe crab’s DNA, to learn why these 'living fossils' seem frozen in time.
March 4, 2019 | Kim Krieger, and Angelina Reyes
#UConnBound: Storrs Freshman Admissions Decision Day Arrives
Acceptance letters are in the mail and will start arriving in mailboxes as early as today. Applicants can log into the admissions website and check their status.
March 1, 2019 | Stephanie Reitz, Thomas Rettig, and Bret Eckhardt
Fashion with an African Flair
Vibrant color and exuberant dance moves lit up the stage at Jorgensen last week, when the African Students' Association hosted their annual Fashion Show.
February 27, 2019 | Lucas Voghell '20 (CLAS)
UConn-Sikorsky Team Engineers Autonomous Firefighting Drone
Three senior engineering students collaborated this year with industry leader Sikorsky to build a firefighting drone.
February 21, 2019 | Madison McGinnis '19 (CLAS)
Student Wrapped up in Farmhouse Crepes
Taj-Anthony Jean '19 shifted his view of himself, “from student-athlete to student-entrepreneur,” as he likes to say.
February 20, 2019 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA
Photography from the Front Line on Exhibit
Scott Wallace, associate professor of journalism, discusses his experiences as a war reporter in advance of a panel discussion at 4 p.m. at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.
February 20, 2019 | Kenneth Best
From Bartender to Professor of Literature
A former first-generation college student, now a UConn faculty member, talks about how one of her professors inspired her as a graduate student, and how she hopes to help the students she now teaches.
February 19, 2019 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA
Warm Hearts at the Dairy Bar
Student and staff bakers at UConn's Dairy Bar spent the days before Valentine's Day decorating cakes for customers.
February 14, 2019 | Lucas Voghell '20 (CLAS)
Two Faculty Members Bring Home Grammy Awards
UConn faculty members won in the categories of Best Classical Compendium and Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
February 11, 2019 | Combined Reports
Tons of Ice Cream
The annual One Ton Sundae is one of UConn's longstanding student traditions.
February 8, 2019 | Tom Rettig, University Communications