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Ship's log of Brig Chenamus. (Courtesy of Newburyport Maritime Society Inc.)

Historical Sources Offer Clues for Conservation

UConn historian Matthew McKenzie is using non-traditional sources of data to complement scientific inquiry.

Technician holding a flexible electric circuit layout. (iStock Photo)

UConn Joins Flexible Hybrid Electronics Research Consortium

UConn research will support a new national institute for an emerging manufacturing field that is expected to revolutionize the electronics industry.

David Rifkin '16 (BUS).

UConn Students Gain Valuable Experience as Interns

The internship is becoming a must-have for employers hiring college graduates. UConn helps students take part in a wide variety of internships.

History professor Jelani Cobb, director of the Africana Studies Institute, reading a book in the Benton Museum courtyard. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Reads: The Realities of Race and Policing

Africana Studies director Jelani Cobb discusses policing as a racial flashpoint in American social history.

Top 10 Things to Do at UConn This Summer

Planning a visit to Storrs? Abby Mace '16 (CLAS) highlights some fun ways to spend a day on campus.

A torn dollar heart. (iStock Photo)

Study: Economically Dependent Spouses More Likely to Cheat

A UConn sociologist found economic dependency increases the likelihood of infidelity for both men and women, but especially for men.

Foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. (iStock Photo)

Strong Dollar Pays Off for Summer Travel

A UConn Stamford expert on currency fluctuations explains why now is a good time for Americans to travel overseas.

More than two-thirds of the mountain ranges in the world are not pyramid-shaped, a new study finds. In addition to pyramid-shaped mountains like the Alps (top left), mountains may be diamond-shaped like the Rockies (top right), hourglass-shaped like the Himalayas (bottom right), or even shaped like upside-down pyramids, like the Kunlun mountains of Asia (bottom left). (Images courtesy of Morgan Tingley, Paul Elsen, and Nature Climate Change)

Mountain Shape Affects Species’ Response to Climate Change

A new study by researchers at UConn and Princeton turns our idea of what mountains look like literally upside-down, with consequences for species extinctions.

Workers from Piano Movers Inc. of Nashua NH roll a new upright piano into the Music Building on May 7, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Quality Performance: Upgrading UConn’s Piano Inventory

The recent delivery of 12 new Steinway pianos to the Music Department is a major step toward the University's goal of being an all-Steinway institution.

The design selected for the mural.

Making A Scene: Students Master the Mural

Illustration students spent more than 1,000 hours creating a vibrant mural in the UConn Co-op Bookstore and Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry.