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Detail of a modern faucet head.

Mandatory Water Conservation Measures Instituted

Because of seasonally dry conditions, UConn has issued a Stage II Water Watch that includes both mandatory and voluntary conservation measures.

Student wearing UConn apparel pose for photos on the Student Union Mall on Sept. 3, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Retains No. 19 Spot in U.S. News & World Report Rankings

The University continues to build on its growing national reputation for far-sighted initiatives and student achievement.

‘A Book That Changed My Life,’ The Long List

The UConn Reads committee makes a first cut from among the 215 nominations this year.

Children displaced by fighting in South Sudan stand outside a tented school run by UNICEF. (UNICEF Photo)

Addressing the Global Impact of Violence on Children

A family studies professor says intervention is needed at a very early age to avoid perpetuating the effects of war and other forms of violence.

The final steel beam, signed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and others, is hoisted into place on the UConn Health hospital tower, part of the Bioscience Connecticut initiative at the Farmington campus. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Photo)

Malloy Tops Off UConn Health’s New Hospital Tower

The 11-floor hospital tower is slated for occupancy in early 2016.

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Emeritus Biology Professor George Vlasto Dies

Vlasto, assistant professor of physiology and neurobiology, taught at the Stamford campus until his retirement in 1992.

Detail of a modern faucet head.

UConn Water Conservation Advisory

Given current dry conditions, the University is asking users to take voluntary measures to save water.

Golda S. Ginsburg, professor of psychiatry, at her office in West Hartford on Aug. 13, 2014. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Child Anxiety Expert Golda Ginsburg Joins UConn Health

Ginsburg, a psychiatry professor, joins UConn from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

'America, the hope of all who suffer ...,' Herbert Andrew Paus (1880-1946), color lithograph poster. (Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division)

Food Conservation Posters Mark WW I Centennial

Eat less and feed the troops was the message of First World War-era posters now on display at the Benton Museum.

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Monitoring Work-related Illnesses in Connecticut

A recent UConn Health study shows the number of work-related illnesses in the state has declined but remains above the national average.