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A flower opening to the sunlight, symbolizing the fresh start mindset.

Fresh Start Mindset a Powerful Marketing Tool

Marketing professor Robin Coulter says the fresh start mindset is deeply rooted in American culture, and plays a big role in marketing communications. Read more.

The USS Louisiana (SSBN743) is arriving for the first time at their new homeport at Naval Base Kitsap, Silverdale, Washington,on October 12, 2005. The USS Louisiana was formerly homeported at Kings Bay, Georgia. US Navy (Photo of the USS Louisiana by Brian Nokell, NBK Visual Information, via Wikimedia Commons)

Submarine Engineers Simulate Real-Time Conditions to Test Key Components

The new method to test vibrating, manufactured components includes a mathematical model that simulates the rest of the ship and the surrounding ocean. Read more.

A global warming placard on display in a city. (Getty Images)

Republicans More Persuasive than Scientists on Climate Change

Regardless of political affiliation, people are more likely to believe facts about climate change when they come from Republicans speaking against what has become a partisan interest in this country, says a new UConn study. Read more.

UConn Mourns Loss of Alum Ray Neag, Largest Benefactor

Ray and Carole Neag are among the most prominent figures in UConn’s 138-year history, next to brothers Charles and Augustus Storrs. Read more.

His image projected on a giant mockup computer, then-President Austin speaks at the Stamford campus dedication on April 17, 1998. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo).

Stamford Campus Marks 20th Anniversary in City Hub

Years before UConn’s Hartford Campus moved downtown, the Stamford Campus made a similar move. It was one of the earliest UConn 2000 projects. Read more.

A model car Richard Kochanek designed, carved from wood, and painted with dozens of coats as a teenager. He won an award for it from General Motors.

Retired Business Professor Resumes Pursuit of Art

Through many years of teaching accounting, much-loved professor Dick Kochanek never forgot his teenage dream of being an artist. Read more.

Ama Appiah '19 (CLAS), newly elected president of the Undergraduate Student Government. (Eric Yang '21 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Meet Ama Appiah – USG President

'I want to make sure every student reaches their maximum potential academically, socially, research-wise, and in any way I can,' says the newly elected president of UConn's Undergraduate Student Government. Read more.