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Joseph Pancras, associate professor of marketing, used data on customer traffic, sales per transaction, and profit margin for a total of almost 14,000 transactions over a period of 49 weeks. (Nathan Oldham/UConn Photo)

If You Slash the Price, They Will Come

But not all discounted items are equal, marketing researcher Joseph Pancras found, and some can even decrease a store’s profit margin. Read more.

Refugees fleeing Cambodia in 1989. The Khmer Rouge genocide and Vietnamese occupation from 1979 to 1989 forced many Cambodians to flee to neighboring countries.(Peter Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

Resilience in the Face of Evil

Social work professor Megan Berthold says people who survive human rights violations and trauma often have enormous strength and resilience. Read more.

Horsebarn Hill. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Flocking to Storrs: A Birder’s Tour of Campus

From UCONN MAGAZINE: Ornithology professor Margaret Rubega said 'birds are everywhere.' Then she proved it. Read more.

Engineering researcher Thanh Nguyen holds a slide loaded with microparticles just a few hundred microns in size that are shaped into thousands of silicone molds using a new 3-D fabrication technique. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

New 3-D Fabrication Technique Could Deliver Multiple Doses of Vaccine in One Shot

'In the developing world, that might be the difference between not getting vaccinated and receiving all of your vaccines in one shot.' Read more.

Stephen Sam ‘19 9 p.m. Studying with peers in ScHOLA²RS House Learning Community in Next Gen Hall. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Discover Your Passion: A Day in the Life of Stephen Sam ’19

This computer science major has his eyes set on working for a 'technical giant' such as Apple or Google after he graduates. Read more.

The Huskies celebrate after an 8-0 win against Massachusetts on Oct. 1. There was more to celebrate last Saturday, when the UConn team was crowned Big East Regular Season Champions for the 17th time in program history, after defeating Georgetown 10-0 at the Sherman Family Complex. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

Huskies Win Big East Field Hockey Regular Season

This is the 17th time in the history of the program that the team has been named regular season champions. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

CAHNR Physical therapy program provides care to migrant farmers at health clinics

LAW New Brown Family Campus Center Dedicated

MED UConn Collaborates with Duke for Brain Tumor Care

MED Cooling Off Chemotherapy’s Side Effects

UConn in the News

USA Today

George Springer won’t be silenced: He handles stutter, embraces World Series spotlight

USA Today

A winter storm by any other name will still snow

Daily Mail

Why breast cancer risk is HIGHER in western parts of each time zone

Raw Story

Are religious people more moral — the answer might surprise you

Phys.org

UConn, DOE Scientists Discover Superconductor with Bounce

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