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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.

High school dropout. (iStock Photo)

‘Excellence Gap’ Robs Talented Students of Their Potential

A report co-authored by UConn education professor Jonathan Plucker exposes the lack of programs for high-ability, low-income K-12 students.

Bing Wang, associate professor of computer science and engineering, holds a smartphone with an application created to help monitor people with depression. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Smartphone App Could Change How Depression is Diagnosed

The app, developed by UConn researchers, collects data on behavior signs that indicate depression.

The sample of YbInCu4 used in the experiment. (Brookhaven National Laboratory Photo)

Physicists Solve Low-Temperature Magnetic Mystery

A breakthrough in explaining a rare property of an exotic magnetic material could lead to new technologies, from information storage to magnetic refrigeration.

A couple dancing the tango. (iStock Photo)

Passion for Art May Thwart Pursuits of the Heart

Individuals who share their creativity with their partner are more likely to enjoy long-term relationships, but solo pursuits may keep them single, according to a new UConn study.