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Daily HeadlinesJune 19, 2018

Clockwise from left, program coordinator Julia Anderson ’18 MA has a conversation with Anastasia Martineau ’20 (CLAS), Emmett Santisi ’21 (ENG), and Zane Carey ’18 (CLAS) at the Rainbow Center on June 18, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

The Rainbow Center: A Home Base for the LGBTQIA+ Community

LGBTQIA+ students say the Rainbow Center builds a sense of community. Read more.

Doctor listens to patient's heartbeat. (Photo by David Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

Racial, Ethnic, and Sexual Minority Males Among Unhealthiest People in U.S., Report Finds

For example, African-American men consistently have life expectancies six years shorter than white men, according to the study led by Wizdom Powell of UConn Health. Read more.

Yi Li, professor of plant science and landscape architecture with a burning bush plant at his lab. (UConn File Photo)

UConn Researcher Weighs in on USDA and GMOs

Plant science researcher Yi Li weighs in on USDA's recent statement on GMOs, and describes a new technique his team developed that uses gene-editing technology without introducing foreign genes, so the end-product is considered non-GMO. Read more.

UConn Foundation president Josh Newton. (G.J. McCarthy for UConn Foundation)

UConn Foundation President Joshua Newton to Step Down Midsummer

The Foundation raised nearly $400 million during Newton's five-year tenure, reshaped alumni programs, and grew the endowment by 30 percent. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Charles River Laboratories Joins UConn TIP

UConn in the News

Becker's Hospital Review

Gaming disorder now a WHO-recognized disease, but US healthcare system not prepared

Consumer Reports

The Benefits of Running vs. Walking

Psychology Today

Have You Become a Sofalizer?

Reach MD

Poker Has a ‘Tell’ About Strategic Thinkers

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