Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser

Weekly Headlines

University students on a busy stairway. (Getty Images)

Study: Racism Rooted in Small Things People Say and Do

New study looks at prejudicial attitudes toward blacks among undergraduates at a university in the South. Read more.

President Herbst Responds to DACA Decision

"Above all, these bright young people are striving to succeed. That sense of hope and opportunity represents the great promise of the United States and our higher education system," says President Herbst. Read more.

Preparing medical instruments in operating theater. (Getty Image)

Op-ed: Want a Job? It’s Still About Education

The gap between those with only a high school diploma or GED and those with more education is at an all-time high. And there’s no reason to expect this trend to reverse itself. Read more.

A sampling of specimens from the National Parasite Collection.

One-third of Parasites May Become Extinct in Our Lifetime

Admittedly, parasites—tapeworms, roundworms, ticks, lice, fleas and other pests—have a bad reputation. But they play an important role in the ecosystem. Read more.

Schools and Colleges

PHR Diana Sobieraj Receives Prestigious New Investigator Award from ACCP

CAHNR Interim dean values College’s people-centered culture

MED Thriving Urban Service Track Enters 2nd Decade at UConn Health

SFA ‘Outside My Name or Through Other Eyes’ Reinterprets the Harlem Renaissance and American Modernism

UConn in the News

Science Magazine

Just 1°C of ocean warming can upend marine ecosystems

TIME magazine

Are These ‘Healthy’ Foods Really Good for You?

ESPN

Basketball Hall of Fame: Meet the Class of 2017

Business Insider

Your next doctor could be your dentist

University Communications

University of Connecticut

34 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3144

Storrs, Connecticut 06269

universitycommunications.uconn.edu