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A winter view of students walking across the Student Union Mall near the Gentry Building. Photo by Peter Morenus

 

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Sandra Ek, a horticulturalist at the EEB Greenhouse checks out a blooming Angraecum sesquipedale, or Comet Orchid. The orchid, which grows in Madagascar, was described by Darwin.
Sandra Ek, a horticulturalist at the EEB Greenhouse checks out a blooming Angraecum sesquipedale, or Comet Orchid. The orchid, which grows in Madagascar, was described by Darwin. Photo by Peter Morenus
February 2, 2009 ¦  Volume 27, No. 18

 

Creation of new human embryonic cell lines announced
UConn researchers have created two new human embryonic stem cell lines and are making the lines available to academic researchers to study the therapeutic potential of the cells. Read more...

Two liberal arts faculty receive NEH fellowships
Two faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have received National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowships to undertake scholarly projects. Read more...

Developmental brain disorder can be reversed, say researchers
Research by a UConn neurobiologist has demonstrated that a developmental brain disorder that causes a predisposition to seizures can be reversed. Read more...

Online education expert calls for new approach to teaching
Fedro Zazueta, director of academic technology and online education at the University of Florida, says that to be effective in preparing students as 21st century professionals, faculty must teach differently. Read more...

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