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Daily HeadlinesSeptember 23, 2019

Taylor Harton '23 (CLAS) gives tours of the new Recreation Facility on Prospective Students Open House on Sept. 21, 2019. (Lucas Voghell/UConn Photo)

All That UConn Offers

On campus, it's easy to spot tours of prospective students. Read more.

Teacher with male students. (Getty Images)

Career and Technical H.S. Grads Have More Initial Earning Power, Study Says

The alternative pathway for high school students generates positive educational and labor market outcomes, says new UConn study. Read more.

A woman, her face controted in anger, leans over a desk, staring at a laptop computer open in front of her

Op-Ed: ‘Always Sticking to Your Convictions’ Sounds Like a Good Thing – But It Isn’t

People’s convictions reflect the kind of person they aspire to be, and as a result they are ready to make all sorts of sacrifices for them – including sacrificing the facts and logic if need be. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

SSW Campus Dialogue Fellowship Teams

ED Fall 2019 Neag School Faculty Appointments

CAHNR CT Sea Grant Leads National Aquaculture Projects

LAW Symposium Devoted to Work of Professor Richard Kay

PHR James Halpert Named a Fellow of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

BUS Karen Munson Savors the Sweet Taste of Success

UConn in the News

Associated Press

As Police and Firefighter Numbers Fall, Officials Urge Prep

New York Times

Op-ed: Do We Really Understand ‘Fake News’?

New York Times

America’s Dirty Secret in East Asia

Vox

How Big was the Global Climate Strike? 4 Million People, Activists Estimate.

Bustle

What Happens In Your Brain When You Get A Match On A Dating App

WGBH

Car Pollution In Boston Neighborhoods Poses Health Risk To Residents, New Research Finds

WFSB

UConn Doctor and Nurse Return from Providing Help in Bahamas

Financial Times

Letter: Digital Co-operation Will Boost Global Values

Science News

Culture Helps Shape When Babies Learn to Walk

City and State

Want to Fix the Traffic Problem? Tear Down a Freeway.

Hartford Courant

UConn Grad, Cancer Survivor Sarah Thomas Completes Record-setting Four-way English Channel Swim

Brookings Institution

The Promise of Career and Technical Education

Science Daily

World’s First Gene Therapy for Glycogen Storage Disease Produces Remarkable Results

Wall Street Journal

UConn’s Manisha Sinha: The Long History of American Slavery Reparations

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