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Daily HeadlinesJanuary 10, 2018

North American streams and rivers are becoming saltier and more alkaline, thanks to road deicers, fertilizers, and other salty compounds indirectly released into waterways. (Matt Champlin/Getty Images)

The Nation’s Waterways are Becoming Saltier, Study Says

Researchers found increased salinization and alkalinization of North America's freshwater supplies. What's happening across the nation and at UConn. Read more.

James Upright of McMahon dining collects spices during the Boiling Point competition of UConn Dining's 18th annual Culinary Competition held at Rome Ballroom onJan. 9, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Chefs Cook Up a Storm at Culinary Competition

UConn chefs tested their creativity racing against the clock to prepare tasty dishes from a range of ingredients provided during the annual Boiling Point competition sponsored by Dining Services. Read more.

An artist’s rendering of hot material falling into a supermassive black hole, creating what is called the accretion disk, shown in orange. Reverberation mapping measures the time it takes light to travel between two areas of the accretion disk. The 'light echo' enables direct measurement of the mass of the black hole. This reverberation mapping project is the first project to weigh many black holes at once. (Image by Nahks Tr’Ehnl, Penn State University)

One Giant Leap in Mapping the Universe

A UConn professor and graduate student are part of an international team using new 'reverberation mapping' technology to probe farther into the history of the Universe. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Microbiologist focuses on dairy foods’ safety and quality

UConn in the News

PBS

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Science Newsline

Winter Road Salt, Fertilizers Turning North American Waterways Increasingly Saltier

ESPN

UConn basketball player Gabby Williams’ pregame playlist

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