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Woman in pink bra representing breast cancer awareness month. (Annette Bunch/Getty Images)

Genes Predict Cancer Patient’s Pain – or Lack of It

UConn researchers report genetic clues that point to those individuals likely to be most vulnerable to post-treatment pain. Read more.

Two cars in collision on a roadway. (Getty Images)

Crash Database Developed at UConn Gets National Attention

The database is becoming an essential tool for anyone seeking to improve safety on Connecticut’s roads and nationwide. Read more.

Ticks cannot fly or jump but they are particularly good at hitchhiking, using a behavior called 'questing.' (John Bailey/UConn Illustration)

Tick-hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

To avoid ticks, you must think like a tick. Read more.

Which Wine to Try? Business Students Validate New App

UConn graduate students used their business analytics skills to verify a sophisticated tool that helps consumers select a wine that satisfies their personal tastes. Read more.

Connecticut Writing Project participants at a National Writing Project Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. From left: Danielle Pieratti, English teacher at South Windsor High School and Writing Program Leader for the CWP; Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, professor of English Education and director of the Boise State Writing Project; and Elizabeth Simison, English teacher at Bacon Academy in Colchester and adjunct in English at UConn.

Improving the Teaching of Writing

More than 525 Connecticut teachers have attended a Connecticut Writing Project Summer Institute since it began 35 years ago. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

LAW Law Students Teach High School Students Constitutional Law

DENT UConn Dental Grants Show Collaborative Nature

SFA An Art Museum’s Role on Campus

SFA Exhibit Opening: Obstreperous Puppets at The Ballard

UConn in the News

NPR

Tick-borne diseases on the move

ESPN

Once a fan in the crowd, Zaback now in Travelers field

The Washington Post

Supreme Court decision affirmed right to offensive names. But why choose one?

NBC News

What the Rise of Sentient Robots Will Mean for Human Beings

Scientific American

Fuzzy Fibers Could Help Rockets Take the Heat

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