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Daily HeadlinesFebruary 11, 2019

President designate Thomas C. Katsouleas receives applause following his address to the Board of Trustees after being appointed as the 16th University president on Feb. 5, 2019. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Message to UConn Nation from the President Designate

"One of the great pleasures I’ve taken from this announcement has been learning that so many of my colleagues and friends from around the world have a proud UConn connection," writes Thomas C. Katsouleas. Read more.

Acrylics and the closely related acrylates are the building blocks for many kinds of plastics, glues, textiles, dyes, paints, and papers. Now researchers from UConn and ExxonMobil describe a new process for making acrylics that would increase energy efficiency and reduce toxic byproducts. (Getty Images)

A Better Way to Make Acrylics

Researchers from UConn and ExxonMobil describe a new process for making acrylics that would increase energy efficiency and reduce toxic byproducts. Read more.

Gordon Tasker, former chairman of the Board of Trustees, right, with former university presidents Philip Austin, center, and Glenn W. Ferguson, at the dedication of the Tasker Building in 1998. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

In Memoriam: Longtime Board of Trustees Chairman Gordon W. Tasker

Gordon W. Tasker, for whom the University's undergraduate admissions building is named, died Thursday. Read more.

The annual One Ton Sundae is one of UConn's longstanding student traditions. (Tom Rettig/UConn Photo)

Tons of Ice Cream

The annual One Ton Sundae is one of UConn's longstanding student traditions. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Celebrating UConn Inventors

UConn in the News

Associated Press

Proposed CT Energy Drink Ban for Kids Would be First in Nation

Boston Globe

Once Routine, Invitations to White House Now a Political Minefield

Reveal News

Concussion Laws: How Does Your State Stack Up?

CBS News

UConn Professor Wins Grammy for Classical Compositions on Sunday

Associated Press

Incoming UConn President has Business to Attend to

Science Codex

A Better Way to Make Acrylics

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