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High Marks for Cardiac Care at UConn Health

The Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health has won national recognition for its heart attack and heart failure programs.

President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act at the White House in 1964. (Photo from the LBJ Presidential Library)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Revisited

While the act was born out of discrimination and conflict, its legacy 50 years later is a more equal and unified America, as shown by survey data held by the Roper Center.

The Heat Is On: Staying Safe in Summer

Rebecca Stearns of UConn's Korey Stringer Institute discusses ways to stay cool in the summer heat.

Husky Baseball Fans Have Much to Root for This Year

Three UConn graduates are playing in the big leagues now.

iPad art by Professor Olu Oguibe (Photo courtesy of Olu Oguibe)

Creating Art with the iPad

Art professor Olu Oguibe is creating large scale art using an iPad.

Charitable Giving Hinges on Perception of ‘Worthiness’

Charities assisting people perceived as responsible for their plight may have difficulty attracting donations, says a new study.

UConn officials, clinical staff, and elected officials join UConn President Susan Herbst (center) and Dr. Frank Torti, UConn Health executive vice president for health affairs (to Herbst’s right), for a ribbon cutting to mark the presence of UConn Health medical, dental, and urgent care services in Storrs Center. (UConn Health Photo)

A Celebration of UConn Health in Storrs Center

UConn leaders, elected officials dedicated local medical, dental, and urgent care services on June 26.

Silhouette of smoke stacks smoking up to the sky at sunset (iStock Photo)

Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Law professor Joe MacDougald discusses a recent Supreme Court decision that challenges the EPA’s authority to regulate emissions from power plants.

Deandre Daniels, left, and Shabazz Napier are the first UConn players drafted to the NBA since Kevin Ollie became head coach in 2012-13, 39th and 40th since 1964. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Napier, Daniels Drafted to NBA

Shabazz Napier and DeAndre Daniels became the first UConn players drafted to the NBA since Kevin Ollie took over as head coach in 2012-13.

UConn Reads 2014-15: ‘A Book That Changed My Life’

The UConn Reads Steering Committee is seeking nominations of books that have truly mattered to the UConn community.