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UConn to Sponsor Earth Day Film Fest on Sustainable Agriculture

The University of Connecticut will celebrate Earth Day with a series of films on sustainable agriculture on Thursday, April 22 at its main campus in Storrs and at its regional Avery Point campus in Groton. Both film series are free and open to the public. Scheduled to speak in Storrs is Rick Hermanot, who is […]

UConn Pharmacy School to Host Interactive Day of Learning for Autism Awareness Month

On Friday, April 16, the University of Connecticut’s School of Pharmacy will host an interactive day of learning with 12 high-functioning students between the ages of 15 and 21 who have autism or Asperger’s Syndrome. Scheduled to begin at 11 a.m., the event will open with a lecture about the pharmacy profession, which is designed […]

Evan Hill, April 10, 2010

Evan Hill, emeritus professor of journalism, died April 10. He was 91. A native of Philadelphia, he received his BA from Stanford University and his MS from Boston University. As a young man, he worked as a reporter and editor on newspapers in the state of Washington and in the Alaska territory before World War […]

Law Library Named in Honor of Former Connecticut Governor

The newly named Meskill Law Library was recently renovated and is a top-notch physical and virtual space.

Gift of Books Forms American Studies Library

English professor Margaret Higonnet donated the books in memory of her father, a Mark Twain scholar.

Dancers for Darfur

Husky Bhangra dance team performs at Dancers for Darfur, a benefit event organized and hosted by UConn Surya on April 9 at E.O. Smith High School. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer

UConn Law Library to be Dedicated to Late Gov. Meskill April 13

A ceremony dedicating the University of Connecticut School of Law’s library to the late Connecticut Governor Thomas J. Meskill will take place on Tuesday, April 13 at 2 p.m. at the Law School campus in Hartford. Speakers will include Gov. M. Jodi Rell; University President Michael Hogan; Law School Dean Jeremy Paul; Judge Ralph K. […]

Hypertension Expert Explores ‘Risk of Waking Up’

Dr. William White has written about the increase in blood pressure that occurs when a person awakes.

Incentive Program Benefits Environment and Farmers’ Bottom Line

A study of Connecticut dairy farms shows better manure disposal can decrease pollution and increase profits.

UConn Symposium to Discuss the Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Connecticut

The University of Connecticut at Avery Point will hold a symposium on Tuesday, April 13 about climate change and its costs to coastal communities. The symposium will take place in the Branford House on UConn’s Avery Point campus at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The symposium, titled “Staying Dry […]