Storrs News

The state's public colleges lost more than 200 professors overnight in the retirement incentive program last week, which could translate into slightly larger classes, more courses taught by free-lance or retired professors and a possible cap on enrollment this fall.

STORRS, Conn. - For hundreds of hours, Ebenezer Otu-Nyarko has been studying "pok-cluck-cluck," "cluck-bawk-bawk" and "cluck-cluck-cluck." It might earn him an advanced degree.

Storrs Automotive on Dog Lane, a longtime business in Mansfield, signed a letter of intent agreement and plans to expand its garage to three bays.

Rainy weather takes care of drought conditions but brings its own set of problems.

In the spring, Chatham High School senior Pat Butler was a sure-fire, first-team All-Daily Record pitcher with a fastball that touched 90 mph.

Friday, 26 June 2009, 12:56 pm Column: Prof. Francis A. Boyle Francis A. Boyle on US Strategy for Color Revolution in Iran by Professor Francis A. Boyle: A continuity of American policy under Bush and Cheney Talk Nation Radio for June 25, 2009 Francis A. Boyle is a scholar in the areas of international law and human rights, Professor Boyle received ...

Health Notes Submitted by Sharyn Mathews on 2009-06-24.   Following a lengthy search, Windham Hospital has a new endocrinologist on staff.

School Stuff Submitted by Larry Perosino on 2009-06-23.   State Representative Bryan Hurlburt , House Majority Leader Denise Merrill , Rep.

UConn, Storrs Dean's List On Campus Submitted by Denise Brezinski on 2009-06-19.   Sarah Marie Brezinski, of West Hartford, has qualified for the dean's list of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Connecticut, Storrs for the Spring semester.

Summer is work for me, but a vacation for my liver. So, the only InstantDaily that will ever get accepted is this one, because I am not there to see it.

The video pulses with the Black Eyed Peas song 'Boom Boom Pow' while the message flashes on screen: 'Pay attention to your family history! Dying before 50 from cancer is NOT normal! ... Make your family history clear to your doctor! Yell at them!' Then a young woman appears, fit and sexy in a red sports bra, to tell you about her double mastectomy ...

This year was a "banner year" for college acceptance for Darien High School's Class of 2009, according to Walter Signora, director of guidance at the high school.

Over 100,000 bees are housed in 10 colorful hives at UConn, providing approximately 2,000 pounds of honey served in campus dining halls annually.

STORRS, Conn.- The University of Connecticut says freshman basketball player Ater Majok has removed his name from the NBA draft.

The celebrity world never ceases to amaze me. The biggest highlight in celeb gossip news since many of the Storrs undergraduate community left the bustling campus involves everyone's favorite "Speidi" duo: Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt.

The Nutmeg Summer Theater Series begins tonight. There was a time not too long ago that up and coming actors would hone their skills diong summer theater.

Peter Tork, 67, is touring with his rock-blues band, Shoe Suede Blues this spring and summer, despite extensive surgery in early March 2009 to remove a cancerous tumor from the lower part of his tongue.

'CROWNS' plays June 11 to 21 at the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre on the UConn campus in Storrs.

Trimming network redundancy at the University of Connecticut's School of Business was certainly not COO Michael Vertefeuille's first choice to save money.

At The Museum Submitted by Diane Lewis on 2009-05-26.   "An Evening of Good Humor" kicks off the summer exhibitions and events at the William Benton Museum of Art on the University of Connecticut campus at Storrs.