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A UConn business professor has developed a strategy to optimize the decision-making process for NFL Survivor Pools that also has applications for endeavors such as airport screening and determining kidney transplant recipients. (Shutterstock Image)

A Winning NFL Football Pool Strategy

A UConn business professor developed a strategy to optimize the decision-making process for NFL Survivor Pools. Read more.

A teacher goes over a lesson with a student from New Orleans in English class, at a school in Pflugerville, Texas. (Photo by Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc./Corbis via Getty Images)

Hurricane Aftermath: Lessons from Katrina that are Relevant Now

Teachers will be part of the healing process for children relocating after Hurricanes Maria and Harvey, says UConn's Edith Barrett. Read more.

UConn Health's Dr. Hynes Birmingham, right, and a colleague work with a patient in Dominica after Hurricane Maria. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Birmingham)

UConn Health Doc Gives Back to His Hurricane-Ravaged Homeland

Emergency medicine physician Dr. Hynes Birmingham spent two weeks in his native island of Dominica, providing much-needed medical care after Hurricane Maria. Read more.

UConn Field Hockey team brings home the trophy. (Mike DeZarn/Louisville Athletics)

Field Hockey Wins National Championship

With nine minutes left in the game, senior Charlotte Veitner scored the winning goal. Read more.

During a July episode of 'Scraps,' Gamoran and longtime friend Sally Hiebert foraged along Sonoma, California, roadsides to prepare a found feast for locals there.

Checking in with Joel Gamoran, Host of FYI’s ‘Scraps’

'I see flavor where the world sees waste,' says the UConn alum, whose new cooking show debuted in May. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

BUS School of Business Dean’s Report 2017

SFA Earthtones Vocal Ensemble Performance Recalls Music of Vietnam War Era

CAHNR Researcher uses nanotechnology to design food-based nutrient delivery systems for treatment and prevention of chronic diseases

UConn in the News

New York Times

How Not to Talk to a Child Who Is Overweight

Diverse Issues in Higher Education

Leaders Address Shortage of Black Men in Medical Profession

NPR

New England Researchers Race to Turn Seaweed Into Biofuel

NPR

Are We Creeping Toward A Nuclear Disaster?

NCAA

UConn field hockey finishes perfect season with third national championship in five years

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