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Urban Health Scholars Provide Community Care

Medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, social work and physician assistant students staffed a wellness expo in Hartford’s South End.

Director of the UConn Human Rights Institute and Associate Professor of History Emma Gilligan has been working with prominent Chechnya human rights activist Stanislav Dmitrievsky on a memory project for victims of war crimes. (Christine Buckley/UConn Photo)

War Crimes in Chechnya are Subject of Human Rights Memory Project

History professor Emma Gilligan has been working with Chechnya human rights activist Stanislav Dmitrievsky on a project for victims of war crimes.

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UConn Reads Nomination ‘Sneak Peek’: Our Beloved Books

The nominators' commentary provides a wonderful glimpse into people's lives and favorite books, says committee chair Anne D'Alleva.

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New Co-Director Named at Center for Quantitative Medicine

Reinhard Laubenbacher is the first joint recruit with The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine.

Ron Gaudet, director of utilities, leads a tour of the plant during an event to celebrate the opening of the Water Reclamation Facility on July 10, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn, DEEP Officials Celebrate Opening of Water Reclamation Facility

The facility, which lets the University conserve hundreds of thousands of gallons of drinking water every day, is now fully operational.

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One Final Patient Request ‘Hit a Triple 7’

Internal medicine resident learns the value of laughter from one of her patients.

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Golf Tourney Supports Cancer Research

Proceeds will benefit the DNA sequencing program at the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center.

A book, Rude Democracy, Civility and Incivility in American Politics by Susan Herbst on July 8, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Herbst Book, ‘Rude Democracy,’ Receives Top Honors from American Political Science Association

The award recognizes the best book in political communication published in the past 10 years.

Nathan Alder, assistant professor of molecular and cell biology at his lab on June 27, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Peering into the Protein Pathways of a Cell

Research by a UConn team sheds new light on how cellular transport systems harness energy to perform their work inside the cell.

Working with Flowers: How To Create a Wedding Bouquet

Jim Palmieri, manager of UConn Blooms, UConn's on-campus source for fresh flowers and plants, demonstrates how to create a wedding bouquet.