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Daily HeadlinesMay 23, 2019

Joshua Bidwell '20 (CLAS) and Paul Hanlon, veteran and outreach coordinator for the Office of Veterans Affairs and Military Programs, meet at Bookworms Cafe at the Homer Babbidge Library. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Preserving Veteran Stories for Future Generations

'Everyone writes books about the generals ... These are the people you don’t remember, and I think that is a failure in our history and the way we write it,' says Joshua Bidwell '20 (CLAS), whose interview of a veteran will be archived at the Library of Congress and the Dodd Research Center. Read more.

A U.S. Bell UH-1 Iroquois 'Huey' helicopter that saw combat in the Vietnam War, on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Political scientist Christine Sylvester argues that exhibits like this valorize war. (Photo courtesy of Christine Sylvester)

A Different Kind of War Memory

Personal memories of war should be taken more seriously in public exhibits pertaining to American wars, says a UConn political scientist in her new book. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Meet graduate student Heidi Karner

CAHNR Scientist studies effects of land use and climate change on watersheds

UConn in the News

New York Times

What Reparations for Slavery Might Look Like in 2019

ABC Radio

Mediterranean Diet May Help Against Symptoms of Depression

Phys.org

New 3-D-printed Technology Lowers Cost of Common Test

Medicine Newsline

New Technology Helps Reduce Cost and Time Needed to do Common Lab Tests