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Why Do Some People Hurt More Than Others?

If we can better understand what makes individuals more or less sensitive to pain, then we are that much closer to reducing human suffering, writes Erin Young of Nursing. Read more.
Daisy Reyes, assistant professor of sociology and El Instituto, on September 19, 2018. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

Learning to Be Latino

Sociologist Daisy Reyes discusses her new book on what it means to be Latino in college. Read more.
A young child gazes at a TV. (Getty Images)

Infants Are More Likely to Learn When With a Peer

Social partners not only provide information by showing us how to do things, but also provide motivation for learning, says a study by UConn and University of Washington researchers. Read more.
MBA student Junau Boucard '11 (BUS) at the Stamford Campus. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

MBA Student to Run New York Marathon for Children of Vietnam

Stamford MBA student Junau Boucard ’11 (BUS) was inspired to action by a School of Business field trip to Vietnam. Read more.
A human fetus in utero. (Getty Images)

Calm the Immune System, Halt Premature Birth

UConn Health researchers found that a drug that blocks the cytokine GM-CSF may reduce the number of preterm births. Read more.
Engineering doctoral student Reza Amin presents the QRFertile concept to a panel of judges during the Wolff New Venture Competition. (Eric Olson for UConn)

Male Fertility Test Developers Win Venture Competition

Through the Wolff New Venture Competition, a pair of biomedical engineering doctoral candidates won $20,000 to further develop an in-home device to measure male fertility. Read more.
Eileen McHugh, university tree warden, left, Richard Brown, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History, Natalie Roach '21 (CLAS), and Greg Anderson, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, participate in the ceremonial planting of the Class of 2019 tree near the William H. Hall Building on Oct. 23, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

A Lasting Tribute: Class Tree Project Launched

Reviving an older tradition, emeritus professors Greg Anderson and Dick Brown are encouraging current students to plant a tree on campus for their class year. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Unique Shrub Hybrid Blossoms into Patent

CLAS Meet the Researcher: UConn Astrophysicist Cara Battersby

ED Aspiring Music Ed Teacher Finds Crucial Support in Longtime Donor

ENG Building a Research Career at UConn

LAW Professor Urges Supreme Court to Affirm Reservation Boundaries

MED Patient Profile: Trust Your Doctor

SSW SSW Doctoral Student Selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Scholar

SFA Celebrate the African Diaspora

UConn in the News

CNN

This is the World’s Oldest Intact Shipwreck

CNN

Childhood Obesity: America’s ‘True National Crisis’ Measured State By State

Associated Press

Making Water From Air Wins Couple $1.5 Million XPrize

New York Times

Op-ed: What ‘Justice’ Really Means

The Washington Post

‘Hyperalarming’ Study Shows Massive Insect Loss

NPR

In Search Of Historical Parallels For China’s Rise

New York Times

Warren Has a Native American Ancestor. Does That Make Her Native American?

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