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UCoUConn science Wizard and future physics teacher Peter Dufner '12 (CLAS), '13 MA, right, helps an Illing Middle School 8th grader test his poly putty. (Cathy Torrisi/UConn Photo)

UConn Students Bring the Magic of Science to Middle Schools

A group of graduate and undergraduate students spent three weeks giving hands-on polymer chemistry demonstrations at 12 Connecticut schools.

** FILE ** This studio publicity file photo shows actors Humphrey Bogart, left, and Swedish-born actress Ingrid Bergman in a scene from the 1943 classic film "Casablanca." The American Film Institute released their list of nominees, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004, for the top 100 quotes from U.S. movies, with contenders including Bogart's "Here's looking at you, kid" from "Casablanca," Arnold Schwarzenegger's "I'll be back" from "The Terminator" and Jack Nicholson's "You can't handle the truth!" from "A Few Good Men." Bogart has 10 quotes on the ballot. (AP Photo)

Enjoy Movies and Music at Storrs Center This Summer

A Friday film series and Sunday music performances will add to the attractions at Storrs Center throughout the summer.

Nominate the Next UConn Reads Book

Nominate a Book for the 2013-14 UConn Reads Program

World literature is the theme for UConn Reads in the upcoming year.

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Neuroscience Professor Wins Prestigious National Research Award

Rashmi Bansal received the Javits Neuroscience Investigator Award, a seven-year grant for research on a protein involved in multiple sclerosis and related diseases.

Jim Wohl, university ombudsman at his office at the Homer Babbidge Library on May 29, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Conversation With Jim Wohl, UConn’s New University Ombuds Officer

The Ombuds process is intended to help workers find solutions to workplace difficulties.

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Spring 2013 ‘Faculty Large Grant’ Award Recipients

The Research Foundation’s Faculty Large Grant competition aims to help scholars better position themselves to apply for and receive extramural funding.

News Roundup

UConn News Roundup 6/18/13

Read what UConn experts say about resources to help autistic children, UConn graduates' starting salaries, and tracking this year's cicadas in some recent media coverage.

Money May Not Buy Happiness, But It Helps, Poll Finds

A new UConn/Courant poll measures Americans’ happiness with their lives, and finds that income and related factors play an important role.

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UConn Medical Students Lead Anti-Bullying Class

They find the teens perceive them as more accessible and approachable than teachers or clinicians.

Health Center in the News

Health Center in the News – June 2013

Health Center experts are interviewed about electronic cigarettes, Yankees and Red Sox injuries, teenage pot use, staying healthy in the heat, and more.