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Daily HeadlinesApril 18, 2018
A global warming placard on display in a city. (Getty Images)

Republicans More Persuasive than Scientists on Climate Change

Regardless of political affiliation, people are more likely to believe facts about climate change when they come from Republicans speaking against what has become a partisan interest in this country, says a new UConn study. Read more.
A girl listens to music via headphones. (Pixabay Photo)

Overcoming Bias About Music Takes Work

A new study has found that simply being told a performer is a professional or a student changes the way the brain responds to music, and it takes a deliberate effort to overcome this bias. Read more.
A model car Richard Kochanek designed, carved from wood, and painted with dozens of coats as a teenager. He won an award for it from General Motors.

Retired Business Professor Resumes Pursuit of Art

Through many years of teaching accounting, much-loved professor Dick Kochanek never forgot his teenage dream of being an artist. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Department of Nutritional Sciences: an overview

UConn in the News

MIT Technology Review

Here’s how hackers could cause chaos in this year’s US midterm election

India West

Aspiring Young Indian American Public Service Leaders Named Truman Scholars

Houston Chronicle

Harmful Algal Blooms Might Be Key to Pollutant Removal

Tampa Bay Times

How much water do I need? Plus, other H20 facts

Phys.org

New capabilities at NSLS-II set to advance materials science

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