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Fiona Somerset, associate professor of English, teaches her students to understand the link between life in the Middle Ages and the challenges of the 21st century. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Medieval Studies Expert Fiona Somerset Joins UConn Faculty

Fiona Somerset, coming from Duke, brings Middle Ages to life for UConn students.

UConn Health Center November Programs, Events

Here’s what’s happening in November and early December.

Students from the African American Cultural Center perform Destiny's Child songsin a performance worthy of first place in the annual lip sync contest. (Ariel Dowski/UConn Photo)

Annual Lip Sync Contest ‘Raises the Roof ‘ at Gampel

The 26th annual campus-wide Lip Sync Contest was a rousing success.

A still life photo of the book "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgertald. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Reads Program Announces The Great Gatsby as 2012-13 Book Selection

The theme of The Great Gatsby will resonate with today's readers just as it perfectly captures the spirit of an age gone by.

Health Center Employees Enjoy First Fall Festival

The Pumpkin Paloozza attracted 11 impressive entries and participants voted on their favorites.

U.S. Senate candidates Chris Murphy, the Democrat nominee, and Linda McMahon, the Republican nominee, appeared before a packed audience at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Hosts 2012 U.S. Senate Debate Between Linda McMahon and Chris Murphy

Candidates McMahon and Murphy engaged in a lively debate as they vie for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Joseph Lieberman.

Triakis triangular tiling

The Mochizuki Theorem? When You’re So Smart Nobody Can Check Your Work

If you are a mathematical genius, how do you prove the ABC conjecture to your peers? Hint: It's not as simple as 1,2,3.

Eduardo Urios-Aparisi and Manuela Wagner study how humor is used in the classroom and across cultures. (Christine Buckley/UConn Photo)

Are You Joking?

Research into the way teachers use humor in the classroom proves enlightening

Robert Holster '68 (CLAS), at left, shown with Holster Scholars Julianne Norton, Lior Trestman, Xiao Li, Kaila Manka, Kaitrin Acuna, and Xu Zheng. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Honors Freshmen Conduct Research Through Holster Scholars First Year Program

First year scholars discover the rewards of research in projects ranging from art to engineering to neuroscience.

Lou and Judi Friedman (UConn Foundation Photo)

Longtime Donor Also a Grateful Health Center Patient

“I didn’t know when I started donating 24 years ago that UConn would save my life—more than once,” says Lou Friedman.