Volume 5, Number 3 - Fall/Winter 2004


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Image: A book of songs from Special Collections

A treasure trove of
extraordinary ephemera
From Abbie Hoffman’s T-shirt and pop-up children’s books to the diaries of Civil War soldiers and the first telephone book, the Archives & Special Collections of the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center offer a kaleidoscope of historic memorabilia and treasures. By Leslie Virostek
Image: UConn's Fuel Cell Center

Engineering tomorrow's energy today
The Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center at UConn is
at the epicenter of a growing clean energy industry that
will become an important economic factor in the nation.
By Jim H. Smith
Illustration: Patient and Doctor
Searching for cures
The UConn Health Center has between 300 and 400 clinical
trials for drugs and medical treatments underway at any given time, all with the goal of trying to help doctors and patients fight disease. By Alix Boyle
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