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U.S. News Ranks UConn Among Top 20 Public Universities

The University rose to 19th among national public universities in the 2012 rankings, up from 27th last year.

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Daily Digests to Replace University-wide Listserv Emails

The consolidated daily messages are intended to reduce inbox volume while maintaining the flow of information.

Stephen J. Lahey, M.D., Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center Photo)

Nationally Prominent Cardiothoracic Surgeon Joins UConn Health Center

Dr. Stephen Lahey says he’s “always been an academic guy.”

Bumping into Dad

The ubiquitous Larry Druckenbrod reassures his daughter about the odds of bumping into him on campus.

The Meaning of Global Citizenship

'Global citizenship' is more than just feeling at home in another country, says the director of global programs in his blog.

Faculty Artists Showcased at Benton Exhibition

This year's featured artists are photographer Frank Noelker and printmaker Laurie Sloan.

Sick of HuskyMail? Opt-in to UConn Email Through Google

Students must opt-in to be able to use Google Apps offered by the University.

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Introducing UConn President Susan Herbst

Hear the University’s 15th President as she describes her own personal history and her vision for the future of UConn.

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Laurencin Appointed to High-level Federal Advisory Council

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin has started a four-year term with the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.

Seek Peace and Pursue It

In memory of the first responders who, doing their duty, rushed into chaos to save others on September 11, 2001. From Whitman’s Song of Myself. …I understand the large hearts of heroes, The courage of present times and all times, How the skipper saw the crowded and rudderless wreck of the steamship, and Death chasing it […]