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DEEP Set to Approve Water Diversion Permit

The permit will allow UConn and the Town of Mansfield to supplement the existing water supply with additional capacity from Connecticut Water Co.

“Stop the War in Vietnam Now!” c. 1970 offset print. Pablo Picasso

Benton Exhibit Remembers the Vietnam War

Prints, paintings, photos, and posters in the exhibition reflect on what the war was about, and the protests against it.

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Families, Caregivers Join in Honoring Those Lost

The recent Service of Remembrance at UConn Health was an opportunity for families and caregivers to reconnect and find closure.

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.

Luke Hamilton, left, (Ensemble) and Terrence Mann (Inspector Javert) in Les MisÉrables: A Musical Celebration onstage at Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre. (Gerry Goodstein for UConn)

Broadway Veteran Terrence Mann Stars In Les Misérables

Mann is directing the CRT production and reprising the role he originated on Broadway as Inspector Javert.

Sarah Nolen, a graduate student in puppet arts, directs the production of "Treeples," a TV show about girls facing their fears on May 15, 2015. This project was funded by an Idea Grant. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Puppetry Graduate Branches Out into Children’s TV

Sarah Nolen '15 MFA is completing a project for a children's television show with Treeples puppets.

UConn Science Salon: Talking Research Over Cocktails

UConn’s new series of engaging science discussions kicks off June 4 with '3D Printing: Living Tissue to Human Organ.'

Common Gene Mutation May Raise Risk of Heart Disease

A common mutation in a gene that regulates cholesterol levels may raise the risk of heart disease in carriers, a UConn Health study has found.

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Carl Schaefer, Emeritus Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Dies

In addition to his teaching, Schaefer was an active member of the UConn community, and also of the town of Mansfield.

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.