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Detail from the front page to Gregory Nazianzen's fourth-century sermon On Love of the Poor, depicting Gregory trying to persuade aristocratic Christians to give to lepers. It comes from the 11th cent. MS Jerusalem Taphou 14, fol. 264v, published in P.L. Vocotopoulos, Byzantine Illuminated Manuscripts of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem (Athens and Jerusalem: Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, 2002), 167.

The Early Evolution of Christian Philanthropy

UConn historian Daniel Caner studies the redistribution of wealth through religious gifts in early Christian society.

Spirit Award Winners Feted for Contributions to Community

The first honorees in a new employee recognition program, the UConn Spirit Awards, received their awards this week.

The Atlantic Silverside, Menidia menidia. (Photo courtesy of: Chris Pickerell, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, Seagrassli.org)

Evolving to Cope with Climate Change

A UConn marine sciences professor is measuring the potential of an important fish species to adapt to an increasingly acidic ocean.

IEEE Spectrum

Unhackable QR Code to Fight Bogus Chips

Students Throw Away Less Food With New Healthier School Lunches

A UConn study shows that USDA's revised school meal standards helped students eat healthier and waste less.

A rehearsal of the University Symphony Orchestra working with several Uconn and community choirs practicing for the Sackler Composition Prize performance in the music building. Feb. 23, 2015. (William Pritchardthorpe '17 (SFA)/UConn Photo)

Sackler Composition Performance Pays Tribute to Sandy Hook

'A Child’s Requiem' is a work of complexity, both in terms of the notes and the subject matter.

Title page from “First Folio” -- the first collected edition of William Shakespeare’s plays published in 1623. (Courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library)

Benton Museum to Display Shakespeare’s ‘First Folio’ in 2016

'First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare' - a traveling exhibit - will make a month-long stop at UConn next year.

Science Daily

QR Codes with Advanced Encryption Protect Chips

The 2015 White Coat Gala will be held on Saturday, April 25. (Photo courtesy of UConn Health)

Philanthropists to Receive Carole and Ray Neag Medal of Honor

UConn Health to salute Neag Medal honorees at White Coat Gala

Lysistrata in a new adaptation by Jen Wineman, onstage at Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Nafe Katter Theatre. (Photo courtesy of CRT)

CRT Adaptation of ‘Lysistrata’ Introduces MFA Acting Class

UConn MFA students are helping to give a fresh approach to an ancient Greek drama.