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Teaching in Wartime
Two family members' careers took them to wartime Iraq and Afghanistan to teach.
August 17, 2011 | Angela Grant ’73 (CLAS), ’77 JD
In A Good Place
The Up & Atom café at the BioPhysics Building is a nice place to work while waiting for a meeting. (Michael Garcia/UConn Photo)
August 17, 2011 | Michael Garcia/UConn Photo
UConn Scientist Develops Sterile Variety of Invasive Plant
Scientific breakthrough could help restore the popular ornamental shrub Euonymus alatus, otherwise known as burning bush, to prominence in commercial marketplace Professor Yi Li’s Laboratory in the University of Connecticut’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has developed a seedless variety of the popular ornamental shrub Euonymus alatus, also called ‘burning bush,’ that retains the […]
August 16, 2011 | Combined Reports
Improving Surgical Residents’ Communication Skills
A UConn study finds that training may improve surgical residents’ patient communication skills.
August 16, 2011 | Carolyn Pennington
The Art of Preserving Books
Babbidge Library's preservation service repairs thousands of rare texts and damaged books each year.
August 16, 2011 | Timothy Stobierski ’11 (CLAS)
Dockside
Project Oceanology’s research vessel Enviro-Lab III waits to get back out on the Sound. (Sheila Foran/UConn Photo)
August 16, 2011 | Sheila Foran
In WiMSE, Van Dugteren Experiences Everything
A woman making a difference with math, science, and engineering.
August 15, 2011 | Craig Burdick ’96 (CLAS), ’01 (ENG)
Career Research Award Named After Health Center’s Dr. Laurencin
The first recipient was recognized at a recent meeting of the National Medical Association.
August 15, 2011 | , and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
A Slice of Summer
'The Rock' never looked more appetizing. (Sheila Foran/UConn Photo)
August 15, 2011 | Sheila Foran
Busting Myths About Religion
A UConn sociologist and author of two books discusses religion in America.
August 12, 2011 | Karen A. Grava, CLAS Today