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Mourners gather at the Oklahoma City National Memorial around chairs representing relatives killed during the 1995 bombing, on the day perpetrator Timothy McVeigh was executed, June 11, 2001. On the wall behind them, the time when the bomb was detonated is recorded at 9:01. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Should the Vegas Mass Murder Be Memorialized?

'One of the real tensions is that by drawing attention to the killing, it also draws attention to the killer,' says geography professor Ken Foote, who has written a book about memorialization of place. Read more.
American film producer and former film studio executive Harvey Weinstein. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Men At the Top Play By Different Rules

Is the answer more female CEOs, asks School of Business expert Gary Powell. Read more.
Living longer is one thing. Being healthy enough to enjoy it is another. (Getty Images)

Our Calculator Will Guess How Many Healthy Years of Life You Have Left

We are living longer than ever. But for how many of those years will we be healthy? Read more.
MASS MoCA, a contemporary art museum in North Adams, Massachusetts, is one example of how former industrial cities can attract jobs and tourists. (Beth J. Harpaz/AP Photo)

Op-ed: Gentrification? Bring it

Hartford will never become New York. But why not look to North Adams, Pittsburgh, or Columbus for examples of a different kind of gentrification? Read more.
Bridget Oei performs an experiment with classmates in a chemistry lab. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Embrace Opportunity: A Day in the Life of Bridget Oei ’18

For researcher and dancer Bridget Oei '18 (CLAS), UConn offers a perfect mix of possibilities. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

MED Tiny Microchip Monitoring Heart Failure Patients at Home

MED Marathoner Out-Running His Heart Disease

CAHNR Robots are coming to the dairy center

PHR The Future of Pharmacy with Dr. Marie Smith and Dr. Kate Steckowych

ED $5M in Federal Funding to Support Educational Psychology Research

UConn in the News

Associated Press

‘Murder insurance’ or protection in self-defense cases?

Washington Post

Want to raise an empowered girl? Then let her be funny.

Voice of America

How The U.S. Came to Declassify 30,000 Pages of Indonesian Embassy Files

National Public Radio

Warming New England Forests Bringing New Destruction To Pine Trees

Boston Globe

News flash: A governor begs for stronger media

GQ magazine

Diana Taurasi is 1 of the 50 Greatest Living Athletes

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