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SURF student Grace Nichols '20 (CLAS) using software to measure response rates of mice with hopes of understanding Tinnitus. June 27, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Summer Undergraduate Researcher Grace Nichols ’20 (CLAS)

"A topic you might learn about in one slide or one lecture, you are now going in depth on and on the front lines," says Grace Nichols '20 (CLAS).

A student graduating in 2014 wears a cap with the legend, 'Students Today, Huskies Forever.' (Elizabeth Caron/UConn File Photo)

UConn to Seek Alumni Input on Post-Graduate Career Success

By seeking information about graduates’ career paths at the five-year and 10-year mark after their degrees, the University hopes to assess the impact of a UConn education and help future generations of students.

Jenn Suozzo '99 (CLAS) on the set of the NBC Nightly News at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan on May 9, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Running the Show at ‘NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt’

As executive producer of 'NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt,' Suozzo, a former dancer, says she directs each episode as if it were a ballet.

Christian Connors '20 (CLAS) collects caterpillars near Dog Lane in Storrs on July 11, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Summer Undergraduate Researcher Christian Connors ’20 (CLAS)

'With insects, there is this hidden guild of organisms that are secretly controlling insect numbers,' says Christian Connors, who is conducting research on insect parasitoids.

(Illustration by Kyle Hilton for UConn)

Three Books With Mo Cotton Kelly

Wondering what to read this summer? Take some tips from the VP of Alumni Relations and Communications.

Sarah Baker '20 (CLAS) holds an eastern red-backed salamander found in the Moss Forest Tract in Willington. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Summer Undergraduate Researcher Sarah Baker ’20 (CLAS)

Baker, a SURF award recipient, is researching the eastern red-backed salamander, which is found in woodlands close to the Storrs campus.

Flowers in bloom at Mount Auburn Cemetery. (Photo by Dave Barnett)

The Reapers and the Flowers

Mount Auburn Cemetery is not only the final resting place of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, it is a beautiful public park overseen by a UConn horticulture alum.

Ian Sands '20 (ENG) uses a device to characterize the size of nanoparticles in a lab at the Engineering Science Building on June 24, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Summer Undergraduate Researcher Ian Sands ’20 (ENG)

'Doing research in a lab gives you a sense of responsibility that the classroom does not. Nothing is set up for you,' says SURF award recipient Ian Sands.

Bone marrow stem cells. (Getty Images)

Tapping into the Way Cells Communicate

For the first time, scientists can record cells communicating in real time, opening the floodgates for new developments in cell therapy and other areas within cell biology.

Concert goers stampede through the gate to get front row seating at the annual concert in 2015. (Mark Reinstein/Shutterstock Photo)

Sudden Death in Epilepsy and Breathing Troubles Linked to Bad Gene

UConn neuroscientists have found a gene mutation that causes abnormal breathing in mice with a severe form of epilepsy, mimicking the human sudden death in epilepsy syndrome.