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Mourners gather at the Oklahoma City National Memorial around chairs representing relatives killed during the 1995 bombing, on the day perpetrator Timothy McVeigh was executed, June 11, 2001. On the wall behind them, the time when the bomb was detonated is recorded at 9:01. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Should the Vegas Mass Murder Be Memorialized?

'One of the real tensions is that by drawing attention to the killing, it also draws attention to the killer,' says geography professor Ken Foote, who has written a book about memorialization of place. Read more.

Joseph Pancras, associate professor of marketing, used data on customer traffic, sales per transaction, and profit margin for a total of almost 14,000 transactions over a period of 49 weeks. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

If You Slash the Price, They Will Come

But not all discounted items are equal, marketing researcher Joseph Pancras found, and some can even decrease a store’s profit margin. Read more.

Living longer is one thing. Being healthy enough to enjoy it is another. (Getty Images)

Our Calculator Will Guess How Many Healthy Years of Life You Have Left

We are living longer than ever. But for how many of those years will we be healthy? Read more.

Artist's rendition of the descent of the Pathfinder lander onto planet Mars. The lander will descend by parachute, and will be protected by airbags which will deflate upon impact. The three petals protecting the lander will open after it lands. In this rendition the petals are partially opened. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

Explosive Research: Eliminating ‘What Ifs?’ in Space Travel

UConn researchers are adapting methods for studying forces in earthly structures such as bridges and skyscrapers, for use in spacecraft. Read more.

Storrs Center. (Ryan Glista/UConn Photo)

A Day in the Life of UConn Storrs

A hyperlapse journey through UConn's Storrs campus. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Robots are coming to the dairy center

ENG UConn Launches Chapter of National Academy of Inventors

MED UConn Health Raises Standard for Stroke Treatment With New Imaging Technique

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

ED $5M in Federal Funding to Support Educational Psychology Research

UConn in the News

USA Today

A winter storm by any other name will still snow

USA Today

It pays to have women helming start-ups, new report suggests

Psychology Today

Wearing Cancer Survival Like a Badge of Honor

Slate

Is repeating your toddler’s cute speech mistakes bad for her development?

Phys.org

UConn, DOE Scientists Discover Superconductor with Bounce

Daily Mail

Why breast cancer risk is HIGHER in western parts of each time zone

Salon

Gentrification? Some cities say “bring it”

GQ magazine

Diana Taurasi is 1 of the 50 Greatest Living Athletes

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