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Daily HeadlinesNovember 1, 2017

Illustration of Jonathan the Husky mascot in a Game of Thrones costume, with Wilbur Cross Building in the background. (Yesenia Carrero/UConn Illustration)

Winter is Coming – Just How Bad Will it Be?

From analyzing long-range weather forecasts to reading signs in nature, UConn experts weigh in on what may be in store this winter. Read more.

Seok-Woo Lee, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, at his lab at the Gant Complex on Oct. 27, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Researchers Discover Super-Elastic Shape-Memory Material

Materials science and engineering professor Seok-Woo Lee and his colleagues have discovered super-elastic shape-memory properties in a material that could be used in the harshest of conditions, such as outer space. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Horticulturist brings patience and perseverance to development of new plant cultivars

ENG UConn Hosts Inaugural Academic-Industry Symposium at the UConn Tech Park

UConn in the News

New York Times

A Refusal to Compromise? Civil War Historians Beg to Differ

Washington Post

Sometimes a handful of protesters can spark an enormous discussion

San Francisco Chronicle

What Chinese philosophers can teach us about dealing with our own grief

Science Daily

Elderly chromosomes activate genes differently than in the young

Phys.org

Aged DNA may activate genes differently

City Lab

5 Reasons Why Amsterdam Works So Well for Bikes

Streetsblog

How Highways Squeezed Taxable Land Out of Cities

Phys.org

Portable holographic microscope makes field diagnosis possible

Sports Illustrated

The 25 Best Colleges for Sports Lovers

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