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Daily HeadlinesOctober 4, 2017

Students from North Carolina State’s Public History program protest Confederate statues, quoting Sinha’s New York Daily News opinion piece.

Our Monuments to Inequality

Why today’s America is much like that of the late 1800s, according to Manisha Sinha, Draper Chair of American History, and author of the prize-winning book, 'The Slave’s Cause.' Read more.

The roof of Gampel Pavilion during renovations. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

New Gampel Roof Ready for 2017-18 Season

60,000 screws, 30,000+ hours, and 2,083 ceiling tiles later ... let the games begin! Read more.

Researchers at UConn Health have just released a new version of the Virtual Cell that allows biologists without strong math or computer programming skills to more easily build models and simulate how a cell functions. (Getty Images)

Cell Modeling Tool Makes Complex Calculations User-Friendly

The Virtual Cell, or VCell as it’s known at UConn Health, is a software platform that offers the most comprehensive set of modeling and simulation capabilities for cell biology in the world. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

PHR Stephanie Gernant’s ‘Homegrown’ Path to a Career in Pharmacy

ED #TakeAKnee Is Only Symbolic; Economic Activism Is the Real Black Power Salute

UConn in the News

NPR

3-D Technology Poised To Make Medicine More Personalized

Smithsonian magazine

Philosophers ask questions about what makes humans, humans

Phys.org

Using social media to take on climate change

Chronicle of Higher Education

The Education of Ta-Nehisi Coates

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