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Daily HeadlinesDecember 14, 2017

Students are overwhelmed with snow as they exit the Field House. (UConn File Photo)

The Impact of Winter Storm Names

If the storm is large enough and enough people are within the storm warning range, it gets a name. But a UConn researcher found the name does not add credibility. Read more.

Grandma and granddaughter making a gingerbread house. (Getty Images)

Why We Love Holiday Rituals and Traditions: An Anthropologist Explains

There are plenty of reasons to value family rituals, according to research by a UConn anthropologist. Read more.

Karen Mullins, head coach of UConn softball 1983-2014. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

UConn Softball Coach Inducted into NFCA Hall of Fame

Karen Mullins, a UConn alum and coach of the softball team for 31 seasons, took the Huskies to the NCAA Tournament eight times. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

DENT UConn Health Faculty and Students Honored

UConn in the News

The Economist

To understand East Asian nationalism, climb a mountain

CNN

5 Years After Sandy Hook, the Victims Have Not Been Forgotten

Phys.org

The impact of naming winter storms

Health News Digest

Some Nursing Homes are Inflating Their Medicare Ratings

Foreign Policy

Why is Lloyd’s of London Insuring American Guns?

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