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UConn Reads: The Long List

The UConn Reads Committee's Long List includes the most frequently nominated books and some the committee suggested.

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UConn Selects Connecticut Water Co. as Preferred Option to Provide Additional Water Supply

The option is the most environmentally friendly and least costly of the three considered.

George Bollas, assistant professor of chemical materials and biomolecular engineering at his lab at the UConn Center for Clean Energy Engineering on July 24, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Petroleum Researcher Awarded American Chemical Society New Investigator Grant

Chemical engineer George Bollas has received ACS funding for his research on making the synthesis of fuel more efficient.

The Diet that Everyone Should Try

The prediabetes diet consists of small changes to your daily menu that can significantly lower your risk of developing diabetes.

Summer Camps Groom Tomorrow’s Scientists and Engineers

Summer programs help build the pipeline of future STEM students at UConn, who will in turn become the scientists and engineers the state needs.

JAX, UConn Collaborators Awarded $3.2 Million Grant

Dr. David Rowe and Cheryl Ackert-Bicknell are working to better understand bone genetics and function.

Nymphaea, a specimen from the ecology and evolutionary biology plant collection. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

History Meets High Tech at UConn’s Herbarium

A state-of-the-art website makes UConn’s plant collection a leading source of information for botanists around the world.

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Health Center Accolades – August 2013

Rodriguez-Oquendo wins scientist of the year award; Dobbins recognized for curbing prescription drug abuse; medical student Nakrani wins poster presentation; new fence for Burgdorf community garden and July’s PAWS winners.

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Health Center Medical Librarian Receives Fulbright Award

Hongjie Wang will teach at Sichuan University and conduct guest lectures throughout China during the upcoming academic year.

Huskies Honored at White House

The 2013 NCAA national championship women's basketball team was recognized by President Barack Obama in a ceremony on Wednesday.