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Nursing professor Angela Starkweather at the School of Nursing, with a sensory analysis test underway in the background, on March 1, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Understanding Pain, from Cells to Systems

A new center at UConn is devoted to finding answers to chronic pain. Read more.

Judges' seats in the Supreme Court. (iStock Photo)

After Scalia: Battle for the Supreme Court

The tension surrounding the Supreme Court nomination underscores the high stakes at play. Political scientist David Yalof discusses the process. Read more.

Calliope Wong poses for a portrait at the piano onstage at von der Mehden Recital Hall on Sept. 30, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Student Perspective: Calliope Wong ’16

A woman of many talents, Wong discusses recording an album, crusading for transgender equality, and deciding to graduate a full year early – with honors. Read more.

Woman in detention center. (iStock Photo)

Helping Asylum-Seekers Prepare for the Courts

A group of UConn law and social work students will spend Spring Break assisting women asylum-seekers detained at a federal immigration center. Read more.

A polar bear walks on the Arctic Ocean ice, Aug. 21, 2009. (U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Photo)

Going, Going, Gone: Toxic Change

A UConn researcher is studying how global warming has changed the diet of Arctic marine mammals, and the impact of pollution at the top of the food chain. Read more.

UConn in the News

New York Times

Googling is Believing: Trumping the Informed Citizen

Washington Post

Why Does Congress Want to Rollback New School Lunch Standards?

U.S. News & World Report

The Best Motivators for Successful and Sustained Weight Loss

National Public Radio

‘The New Yorker’ Charts the Rise of Black Lives Matter

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