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A "Tan for a Cause" celebrity mixer event hosted by Jackie Warner of Bravo's "Workout" held at Sunstyle Tanning in West Hollywood, California.

Tanning Beds: A Carcinogen at the Gym

'Indoor tanning is the same class of carcinogen as tobacco, radon, and arsenic,' says UConn psychologist Sherry Pagoto. Read more.

Red lake reflection, Andean Flamingos birds in the Bolivian Andes. (Photo/Getty Images)

How Virtual Worlds Can Recreate the Geographic History of Life

Although our computer simulations were not designed to predict the future, they vividly reveal the dynamic power of climate change to shape life on Earth, write a UConn professor and former student. Read more.

Dr. Emily Germain-Lee with a patient at the Albright Center, Connecticut Children's Medical Center. (CCMC Photo)

New Guidelines to Help Diagnose, Manage Rare Endocrine Disorders

UConn Health researcher Dr. Emily Germain-Lee hopes the publication of guidelines she co-authored will lead to better care for patients worldwide. Read more.

Hurricane Irene slams the Connecticut coast. (CT DEEP)

$8 Million Grant to Increase Connecticut’s Coastal Resilience

UConn will lead development of a framework for resilience planning and preparation for Connecticut cities and towns. Read more.

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - SEPTEMBER 21: A damaged gas station the day after Hurricane Maria made landfall on September 21, 2017 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The majority of the island has lost power, in San Juan many are left without running water or cell phone service, and the Governor said Maria is the "most devastating storm to hit the island this century." (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)

UConn Survey: Local Hurricane Evacuees Need Basic Necessities

Housing issues and insufficient food are the most critical needs facing hurricane-displaced families from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands that are now living in Connecticut, according to UConn's Charles R. Venator-Santiago. Read more.

Board Names Presidential Search Advisory Committee

The advisory committee will interview final candidates and share their evaluations of them with the Board of Trustees, which is ultimately responsible for voting to name the president. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Graduate student intern studies Connecticut rain gardens to address storm water management in China and Japan

CLAS PITCH Promising Award to Find Inhibitors of Cancer-Causing Cell

ENG UConn Bridge Repair Could Save The Connecticut Taxpayer Millions of Dollars

PHR Katherine Steckowych ‘15 Completes First Henry A. Palmer Fellowship in Pharmacy Practice Transformation

UConn in the News

Newsweek

Flying Train that Travels at 400 Miles Per Hour Unlikely to Take Flight

Associated Press

Tracking bobcats: Researchers need help finding GPS collars

Washington Post

Why I had a hard time calling my transgender child ‘they’ — and why I’m doing it anyway