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Health Center Shuttle Bus Service Modified

Two routes have been combined, now served by a single bus, and hours of operation have been reduced slightly.

The cover of the graphic novel Think Twice used in researcher Lisa Eaton's HIV prevention intervention.

HIV Prevention Research Targets Critical Population

A new CHIP researcher has won a five-year NIMH grant to conduct a large-scale randomized clinical trial of an HIV prevention intervention she successfully piloted in Atlanta.

Chris Donovan '69 (SFA) is a top television producer and longtime director of The Golden Globe Awards.

Alumni Perspective: Chris Donovan, Golden Globe Awards Director

Chris Donovan '69 (SFA) is a top television producer and longtime director of the Golden Globe Awards.

Tylecodon opelii, a tiny quartz-gravel dwelling species found in the northern part of South Africa's Western Cape Province.

New Plant Species Named for UConn Botanist

A tiny plant discovered in South Africa by a UConn botanist in 2000 when he was a graduate student has been confirmed as a new species and now bears his name.

Jestine Angelini '12 (ED) plays field hockey against Stanford. (Athletic Communications)

Field Hockey is Top Seed in Big East Tournament This Weekend

Seniors Ali Blankmeyer and Rayell Heistand understand what is expected of the No. 4 Huskies field hockey team as they enter their final Big East Tournament. (Updated Nov. 7.)

Silhouette of a doctor

Music and Medicine

UConn medical resident, Dr. Runjhun Misra, says doctors and orchestra conductors share many similarities.

Research compliance monitor Gustavo Fernandez (right) accepts the Best Compliance Practices Award for Monitoring Financial Conflict of Interest in Research on behalf of the UConn Health Center from Dr. Mark Pastin of the Health Ethics Trust on October 25, 2011. (provided by Health Ethics Trust for UConn Health Center)

UConn Honored for Best Compliance Practices

UConn was recognized for “Governance, Oversight and Self-Assessment,” and the Health Center for “Monitoring Financial Conflict of Interest in Research.”

Protesters

Occupy Wall Street Cannot Be Just About Anger

Historian Jeffrey Ogbar offers some thoughts about the protest movement that began in New York and has spread around the world.

The 2011 Men's Soccer Team. (Steve Slade for UConn)

Men’s Soccer Team Begins Big East Tournament Play

The No. 3 seeded men's soccer team faces No. 6 DePaul in the first round of Big East Tournament play. (Updated Nov. 14.)

Damaged tree after a winter storm.

State’s Economy Battered by October Snowstorm

Economist Fred Carstensen discusses the winter storm's economic impact on Connecticut.