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Graduate student (Storrs) Nate Windon (center) and rising first-year medical students Melina Benson and Sean Burn make up the Coast to Coast for a Cure 2012 team on May 25, 2012. (David Burn for UConn Health Center)

Students Hope 4,000-mile Bike Path Leads to Leukemia Cure

Two UConn medical students and a graduate student are preparing to embark on a cross-country bicycle trek to raise money for leukemia research.

Lynn Healy, professor of social work. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Distinguished Professor Lynne Healy Brings International Prominence to School of Social Work

Healy has spent the past three decades preparing social workers for deployment in an increasingly diverse world.

Biomedical and Public Health Graduate Students Hold Annual Research Day

The event highlights the accomplishments the students have made over the past year.

Fox CT/Hartford Courant/UConn Senate Debates backdrop

Republican Candidates for U.S. Senate Square Off in UConn Debate

Candidates Linda McMahon and Chris Shays discussed the economy, job creation in Connecticut, the crisis in Syria, women's reproductive rights, and more.

House Minority Leader Larry Cafero, R-Norwalk, speaks to students in the Neag School of Edcuation's Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates at the University of Connecticut's Waterbury campus on June 13 about the implications the state's new education reform laws have for classroom teachers. (Shawn Kornegay/UConn Photo)

Forum on Education Reform Law: ‘The Whole Climate Has Changed’

Veteran lawmaker Larry Cafero outlined the scope of the new education reform law at a forum for prospective teachers hosted by the Neag School of Education.

Dr. Peter Schulman, member of the Calhoun Cardiology Center riding team, rides with Jim Calhoun. (Brad Horrigan/Hartford Courant, used with permission)

Calhoun Draws Hundreds to Raise Money to Fight Cancer

An estimated 1,000 riders, walkers, and supporters joined the UConn men’s basketball coach for his annual Cancer Challenge Ride and Walk.

Teacher talking with little girl.

Language Researchers Awarded $3M IGERT Grant

How do humans develop and learn language? UConn researchers have won an NSF ‘IGERT’ grant to train a new generation of scientists to answer that question.

UConn golf team 2011-2012 (Steve Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn.

Husky Golfers Benefit from Mind Games

After working with a mental coach, the top five players on the golf team had Top 10 finishes.

Students in a library classroom.

Middle Schoolers Learn to Look for Global Solutions to Real-World Problems

A computerized social studies game helps middle school students develop skills as decision makers, negotiators, persuasive writers, and problem solvers.

‘Remarkable’ First Year for Bioscience Connecticut

In less than a year, the UConn Health Center went from having an uncertain future to being on the verge of a series of major expansion projects.