University of Connecticut

What Do Professors Do, Anyway?

Susan Herbst | Posted 04.04.2012

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"Do college professors work hard enough?" There are some across-the-board myths about academic life in general, and professors sometimes seem to be a target.

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Students Should Learn From, Not Condemn, UCTV Incident

The Daily Campus | Posted 04.03.2012

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By design, student media groups are petri dishes; they serve as a place for students to learn and develop their skills, all under the watchful eye of the public. But like all individuals and organizations, sometimes student media groups must learn from our mistakes.

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UConn's Role in Shaping the Future of Medicine

Susan Herbst | Posted 05.23.2012

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"Personalized medicine" is opening the door to a whole new world of medical care -- one that would offer a tailor-made approach to treating and preventing health problems in individual patients.

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SOS: Save Our Student Newspaper

Melanie Deziel | Posted 05.05.2012

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Most of the current staff will graduate before the paper goes under. We'll take our clips and our experience to graduate schools and publications across the country. But for most of us, our time at The Daily Campus wasn't just a means to that end.

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Title IX's Impact on My Life

Swin Cash | Posted 04.24.2012

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Every person who participates in sports won't become a professional athlete. But everyone should have the same opportunities to chase their dreams. I may not have the same basketball gifts as a Kobe Bryant or LeBron James, but like them I was given a chance for equal play.

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UConn Students Try To Silence Occupy Wall Street Song

HuffingtonPost.com | Hayley Miller | Posted 01.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- When the University of Connecticut's undergraduate student government invited rapper Jasiri X to perform Monday, there was one condition...