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International Melville Conference at UConn Avery Point to Celebrate ‘Moby-Dick’ Author

About two dozen framed artworks on loan from The Melville Society are part of a concurrent exhibition at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art from now through June 19

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It’s Not the Game, It’s the Group: Sports Fans Connect the Most Over Rituals

The study, by a UConn team of scientists, shows that levels of emotional connection and euphoria are on average higher during intense pre-game rituals than they are during the game itself

Physics Breakthrough to Evaluate Fundamental Theory of Nature

The Muon g-2 Theory Initiative has published a white paper on the theoretical calculation of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, which will be compared with experimental results

“Chia-Ling Kuo et al. demonstrate the Healthspan Proteomic Score (HPS), derived from chronological age and the expression levels of 86 proteins, is a strong predictor of disease and mortality risk. Lower HPS values are associated with higher risks of disease and mortality. Pictured is a “biological clock” representation hinting that proteins inform the HPS, which can inform our healthspan. Here, the clock’s hand is a 3D rendering of growth/differentiation factor 15 (GDF15), a protein predictor of healthspan. Image credit: Bernard L. Cook III, PhD, who conceptualized, illustrated, and composed the final image, and Illustrate, the software used to render GDF15 (Goodsell DS, Autin L, Olson AJ (2019) Illustrate: Software for Biomolecular Illustration. Structure 27, 1716-1720).”

Scientists Develop New Blood-Based Proteomic Score to Predict Healthspan and Disease Risk

UConn School of Medicine study published in PNAS introduces Healthspan Proteomic Score as a biomarker for healthy aging

Natale Sciolino

Meet the Researcher: Natale Sciolino, CLAS

Assistant professor of physiology and neurobiology Natale Sciolino is fostering the next generation of UConn neuroscientists

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InCHIP’s Weight Management Research Group Publishes NIH Trial Results in Top Medical Journal

Directors of InCHIP's Weight Management Research Group Tricia Leahey and Amy Gorin's latest study published in JAMA Internal Medicine underscores the power of patient-provided care for weight loss maintenance

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Young Dung Reinvigorates Old Mice

Researchers are working to identify the bacteria responsible for the anti-aging effects, and maybe develop a probiotic that can benefit humans

Members of the BittBridge team met in Stamford on Wednesday. Pictured from left: Barry Silbert, Founder and CEO, Yuma and DCG; Dmitrii Tuzov, Faeze Safari, and Jon Rohardjo, UConn graduate students; Professor Dave Wanik, BittBridge advisor; alumnus Evan Malanga '10, Chief Revenue Officer at Yuma; and Lindsay Stone, Director of Program Management at Yuma.

UConn Among First to Offer Experiential Learning in Decentralized Artificial Intelligence

Stamford-based Yuma experts to mentor students as they strive to solve business challenges

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Split Supreme Court Blocks Oklahoma’s Catholic Charter School

The Supreme Court’s order has blocked this particular charter school, but similar issues could emerge in future cases

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When Doctors Don’t Believe Their Patients

Medical gaslighting stems from centuries of gender bias in medicine