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Beating Monk Parakeets at Their Own Game
Outsmarting birds by blocking the pathway to their nests will reap dividends for homeowners and utility companies, a new UConn study has found.
September 30, 2014 | Sheila Foran
Stone Age Site Challenges Assumptions About Early Technology
A UConn scientist finds local innovation, not population expansion, explains the appearance of new technologies in Eurasia 300,000 years ago.
September 26, 2014 | Tim Miller
UConn Reads: Our Book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma
This year's selection is a special match for a community ready for a wide-ranging conversation about American ways of eating.
September 18, 2014 | Anne D'Alleva, Chair, UConn Reads Committee
UConn’s Value to Connecticut: $3.4 Billion a Year
An independent firm reports that the University also supports more than 24,000 jobs, and provides $202 million in tax revenue.
September 17, 2014 | Tom Breen
Power Lines Offer Environmental Benefits: UConn Study
The landscape in the transmission corridors provides habitat for hundreds of species of native plants and animals.
September 16, 2014 | Sheila Foran
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity Moves to UConn
A new partnership with the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity was announced today in Hartford.
September 12, 2014 | Kristen Cole
UConn Trustees Approve Funding for First Tech Park Building
Important changes coming to North Campus with Tech Park and new roadway.
August 6, 2014 | Tom Breen
UConn Tree Program Cuts Chances of Power Outages
A new statewide program integrates sound forest management and research to reduce the damage caused by extreme weather.
August 4, 2014 | Sheila Foran
Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Law professor Joe MacDougald discusses a recent Supreme Court decision that challenges the EPA’s authority to regulate emissions from power plants.
June 27, 2014 | Joe MacDougald, UConn Center for Energy & Environmental Law
UConn Hartford Moving from Vision to Reality
Establishing a classic urban campus helps UConn fulfill core aspects of its academic mission while complementing the capital city.
June 2, 2014 | Stephanie Reitz