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Erika Skoe, assistant professor of speech, language & hearing, left, Nicole Landi, assistant professor of psychology, and Jon Sprouse, associate professor of linguistics, at the Charles "Skip" Lowe Atrium on Sept. 20, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Rises as Center for Language and Cognition

A cluster of new faculty hires is moving UConn from being a school that has interests in cognitive science to one that is known for it.

Bridgeport mayor Bill Finch '79 (CANR), left, men's basketball head coach Kevin Ollie '95 (CLAS), and Howard Saffan, president of Harbor Yard Sports and Entertainment, after a press event on Oct. 7, 2013 announcing that the men's and women's basketball teams will each play a games in Bridgeport during the 2013-2014 season. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

UConn Basketball To Play At Webster Bank Arena

The men's and women's basketball teams will each play a regular-season game at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport this season.

Freshmonster Makes Friends the New-fashioned Way

Skip Toumalou '17 (SFA) was new to UConn and social media. Thanks to some quick thinking and quicker sharing, she's now a star.

Bud Desmond '55 (CLAS), Gail Desmond, Richard Rice '81 (CLAS), and Philip Houk '74 (CLAS) participate in a talk about how climate change is affecting animals' ranges, including in New England. (Christine Buckley/UConn Photo)

Alumni Return to Campus to Learn About the Environment

UConn alumni and friends spent a day on campus learning from CLAS faculty about health, politics, and the environment.

John Volin (left) working in the Everglades with former graduate student Michael Lott. (Craig van der Heiden for UConn)

Learning from Climate Change – Nearly 3,000 Years Ago

A UConn researcher’s findings on climate change in the past help provide a scientific base for current efforts to restore the Everglades.

Kim Hackett

Once a Patient, Now the Patient Navigator

Kim Hackett, a breast cancer survivor, is back at the UConn Health Center—not as a patient, but as the William Raveis-American Cancer Society Patient Navigator.

"Ta-tas" Sculpture

Four Artists Join Together to Support Breast Cancer Awareness

The glass blown sculpture is on exhibit in the Health Center’s main lobby through the end of the month.

Magdalena Gómez in rehearsal for a production of her work: 'Dancing in My Cockroach Killers,' at Pregones Theater in New York City. The work is being presented Off-Broadway this fall. (Kayla Creamer Photo )

Latina Icon Donates Papers to UConn Archives

The University Archives will house the personal papers of writer, performance artist, and activist Magdalena Gómez.

Close up of termite

Termite Trouble? Blame it on the Microbes

Molecular and cell biologist Kenneth Noll explains why termites would not be a threat to your home without the help of microbes.

US capitol building.

Government Shutdown the Result of a ‘Perfect Storm,’ Says Political Scientist

Professor Ronald Schurin reviews the current situation in Washington, explaining why it’s happening and how it might end.