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Daily HeadlinesApril 4, 2019

Dr. Eric Girard, a surgeon who specializes in colorectal surgery, with da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgery System. (Kristin Wallace/UConn Health Photo)

UConn Health Expands Robotic Surgery Capabilities

Dr. Eric Girard, a surgeon who specializes in colorectal surgery, says use of the new robot can translate to 'people feeling better faster and getting back to their families and their jobs sooner.' Read more.

Fighting the Opioid Epidemic With Data

UConn Health is part of a collaboration that aims to track crucial data and create an early warning system to alert the public to opioid overdoses. Read more.

Brandi Simonsen at the Neag School of Education on March 27. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Expert Discusses Restraint and Seclusion in Public Schools

Educational psychology professor Brandi Simonsen, an expert on behavioral issues in schools, discusses the use of seclusion and restraint and alternatives to their use. Read more.

‘The Frontier Killers’: Violence in Early America

A visiting fellow at the Humanities Institute is writing a book about America's earliest known serial – or 'spree' – killers, the Harpe brothers. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

ENG UConn Again Named National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research

BUS Tour Guide, Real Estate Major and UConn Trivia King

UConn in the News

Associated Press

UConn Professor Emerita Named Connecticut Poet Laureate

Yahoo News

Candidates Edge Toward Discussing Slavery Reparations

Hearst news

UConn’s Barreca: You’re as Good as Your Words

LA Times

Boys Trapped in Thai Cave Were Drugged for Risky Rescue Dives

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