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Daily HeadlinesDecember 7, 2017
Close up of women and DNA helixes. (Getty Images)

Number of Genetic Markers Linked to Lifespan Triples

A new study by UConn researchers and others increases the number of genetic variants linked to lifespan to 25. These markers offer potentially modifiable targets to reduce the risk of an early death and improve health. Read more.
Dr. Chrysochoou, in a ceremony held in the ITE Building in November 2017, introduces and launches the Connecticut Brownfields Initiative (Christopher Larosa/UConn Photo)

Brownfield Remediation gets Groundswell of Support from UConn

Beginning next fall, students will be able to enroll in a class on grant proposal writing, regulatory and liability issues, site investigation and remediation, and other topics related to brownfield cleanup. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

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CLAS The Music of the Brain

CLAS Professor of Mathematics Named American Mathematical Society Fellow

UConn in the News

Mother Jones

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New York Times

For UConn’s Azura Stevens, Transfer Brings Trial by Fire

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