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Stephen Hawes '17 (ENG) holds a 3-D printed prosthetic hand on Feb. 1, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Helping Hand: Student Designs Prosthetic Limb

Undergraduate Stephen Hawes used an IDEA grant to design a low-cost customizable prosthetic hand, using 3-D printing and open source software. Read more.

Joelle A. Murchison, associate vice president and chief diversity officer, University of Connecticut. (Jeff Yardis Photo)

Chief Diversity Officer Named

Joelle Murchison, currently chief diversity officer for Travelers, has been named associate vice president and chief diversity officer at UConn. Read more.

A view of the Undergraduate Classroom Building at the West Hartford Campus. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

UConn to Negotiate Possible Sale of West Hartford Campus

As the University prepares to open its downtown Hartford campus in fall 2017, it is negotiating with a private buyer for the possible sale of its West Hartford campus. Read more.

Gravestones at the Potočari genocide memorial near Srebrenica. (Michael Büker Photo, via Wikimedia Commons)

Conviction, Acquittal: The Balkan War Crimes Verdicts

The verdicts of the UN tribunal against two perpetrators accused of crimes against humanity are discussed by UConn law and human rights professor Richard Wilson. Read more.

Manager of farm services Mary Kegler sits on the remains of a stone wall that once enclosed land used for grazing and crops. Large shade trees on the property will be retained for ecological and aesthetic purposes. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

UConn Restores Acreage to Agricultural Use

The farmland mitigation project will offset the loss of about 35 agricultural acres to construction. Read more.

UConn in the News

The Atlantic

How Dancing Animals Help Solve an Evolutionary Puzzle

ESPN

Bilas: You Have to Appreciate What UConn is Doing

Smithsonian

The Right Body Language Can Boost Odds of Online Dating Success

National Geographic

Gut Microbes Can Quickly Evolve From Foe to Friend

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