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Xiuchun 'Cindy' Tian stands next to a roadsign bearing the name of her late husband, UConn researcher Jerry Yang, who is known for his pioneering work in animal cloning. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

University Honors Memory of Research Great Jerry Yang

The University has named the street that leads to the UConn Dairy Bar from Route 195 'Jerry Yang Road.' Read more.
Engineers and technicians assemble the James Webb Space Telescope on Nov. 2, 2016 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The telescope, designed to be a large space-based observatory optimized for infrared wavelengths, will be the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

UConn on the Front Line to Glimpse Farthest Reaches of Universe

Two UConn physics professors will be among the world’s first scientists to explore the universe using the new James Webb Space Telescope. Read more.
Image of actual kratom pills with a faux prescription logo. (Getty Images)

The Dangers and Potential of ‘Natural’ Opioid Kratom

Pharmacy professor Mike White recommends treating kratom, which can become a drug of abuse, as one of a 'third class' of drugs, similar to decongestants. Read more.
Albert Gurdon Gulley Hall. (Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Craig H. Kennedy Selected as UConn’s New Provost

Kennedy plans to visit UConn over the coming months and meet faculty, students, and staff. He will officially begin in April. Read more.
Ashley Rich poses with her NCAA Elite 90 award at the NCAA Field Hockey banquet on Nov. 23 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Alexandra Greene/UConn Photo)

Ashley Rich ’19 (NUR) Earns Elite 90 Honor

Rich's 3.99 GPA was the highest of all Division I Field Hockey players at the Final Four. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

MED Leading Alzheimer’s Disease Expert Named Chair of Neuroscience at UConn Med School

PHR Students from Schools of Pharmacy and Nursing Team Up for Blood Pressure Screenings

SFA Earthtones Vocal Ensemble Performance Recalls Music of Vietnam War Era

MED 50 Minutes That Saved a Life

UConn in the News

The Atlantic

It Took Almost 180 Years to Figure Out the Incredible Way Hummingbirds Drink

U.S. News

Institute Created to Spur Developments in Undersea Vehicles

New York Times

A Healthy Dose of Guilt

New York Times

President Wins Round in the Battle for the Consumer Bureau

Washington Post

The new ‘Star Trek’ has gotten darker and more pessimistic — just like our politics

Chicago Tribune

How a theater group reinvented sexual assault prevention

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