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Jeffrey McCutcheon, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering. McCutcheon’s lab specializes in making nanofiber nonwovens (pictured here) through a process called electrospinning. These materials have applications in water treatment, energy production, sensors and tissue engineering. (Chris LaRosa/UConn Photo)

UConn Engineering Researcher Among Handful Selected as ‘DuPont Young Professor’

Jeffrey McCutcheon is one of 14 faculty worldwide to receive the award, based on his water filtration research.

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Preventing ACL Injury in a High-risk Population

UConn kinesiologist Lindsay DiStefano is studying the effectiveness of an intervention designed to prevent injury among military cadets.

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Emory Fundraiser Named President of UConn Foundation

Joshua Newton, who recently led a historic campaign at Emory University, will start at UConn in September.

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Student Continuity Practice Enriches Learning

Another class of UConn medical students celebrates the completion of the program with their preceptors.

Clockwise from left, Eugene Hwee Yong Ang, National University of Singapore, Sarah Greenbaum, University of New South Wales, Alexander Starr, University of British Columbia, Chris Gelino, UConn, Oliver Bridal, University of Nottingham during U21 Human Rights Summer School on July 17, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Universitas 21 Students Negotiate Through Human Rights Program

Students from 12 nations spent two weeks in Storrs studying human rights issues.

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UConn Reads Nomination List Sneak Peek: Novels of India

Contemporary Indian fiction is vital and complex. It's not surprising that novels by a number of writers from India have been nominated for UConn Reads.

Horatio Hornblower books on July 18, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Horatio Hornblower, Dean Extraordinaire

A reflection on the nature of – deanly – leadership from CLAS Dean Jeremy Teitelbaum.

Patient Kim Ireland with physical therapist Greg Gomlinski. (Screen capture from video by Frank Barton)

Shoulder Injury Requires Special Rehab

Thanks to the Rehabilitation Services Program at the UConn Health Center, Kim Ireland has regained the use of her shoulder after a devastating car crash.

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UConn Team Physician Shares Expertise in Haiti

Dr. Thomas Trojian led a group representing the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine at a training conference in Port-au-Prince.

Another Beautiful Helix for Biology, This Time Reminiscent of a Parking Garage

New findings by UConn Health Center researchers have been published in the latest edition of the journal Cell.