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Daily HeadlinesMarch 26, 2019

A pair of F-15 Eagles from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, taxi after landing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio in preparation for landing and safe haven, Oct. 9, 2018. The F-15 is one of several planes taking safe haven at Wright-Patterson AFB, as Hurricane Michael threatens their home station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

UConn Receives Major Contract for Air Force R&D in Advanced Manufacturing

The four-year, $5.4 million contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory aims to provide next generation manufacturing solutions for the aerospace sector. Read more.

Dr. Rajesh Lalla, professor of dental medicine; Diane Burgess, professor of pharmaceutical sciences; and Tingting Li, pharmaceutical graduate student. (Dr. Rajan Jog/UConn Photo)

New Therapy Targets Painful Side Effect of Cancer Treatment

Collaborators are close to replacing the 'sledge hammer' with a more precise and effective treatment option that doesn’t include risk of addiction or abuse. Read more.

Multiple Sclerosis with demyelination. (Shutterstock Image)

Study: Brain Stem Cells Age Faster in MS Patients

The prematurely old cells act differently in the brain than normal ones, and could be the key to new treatments for the disease, say researchers. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS Jose Cruz to Receive Service Excellence Award

UConn in the News

Science Codex

Brain Stem Cells Age Faster in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Phys.org

Crisis Management: When Your Celebrity Advertising Endorser Generates Negative Publicity

Huffington Post

10 Everyday Ways To Foster A Healthy Body Image In Your Child

MSN

The Autism Diagnosis That Isn’t Always Permanent

Dentistry Today

Researchers to Investigate Role of Lipids in Periodontitis

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