
Nursing Homes Gaming System to Improve Medicare Star Ratings
Study by Â鶹ŮÀÉ and UConn faculty finds some nursing homes inflate their self-assessment reporting to improve their score in the Five-Star Quality Rating System employed by Medicare to help consumers.

Â鶹ŮÀÉ Jupiter Campus Welcomes Renowned Author and Photographer
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, in collaboration with Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Brain Institute, Jupiter Life Science Initiative and Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, will present a lecture Bill Hayes.

Â鶹ŮÀÉ Celebrates MLK Day with Series of Events
Â鶹ŮÀÉ will host a series of events in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day from Monday, Jan. 15 through Friday, Jan. 19.

Theatre Lab Receives Three Carbonell Award Nominations
The nominations went to Niki Fridh for best supporting actor in "Most Wanted"; Kent Barrett for best scenic design in "Motherland"; and Karen Stephens for best actress in "Motherland."

Â鶹ŮÀÉ Ranks 19th for Intellectual Contributions in Real Estate
Research faculty at Â鶹ŮÀÉ rank 19th in the world for their intellectual contributions to the real estate industry through their publications in top real estate academic journals.

NSF Awards Grant for Undersea Communications, Surveillance
Engineering researchers have received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for a first-of-its-kind software-defined testbed for real-time undersea wireless communications and surveillance.

Consumer Confidence Among Hispanics in the U.S. is Strong
Consumer confidence is up among Hispanics in the U.S., who are optimistic about their financial situation going into 2018 despite continued dissatisfaction with U.S. President Donald Trump, new Â鶹ŮÀÉ index says.

Study Finds Cause of Algal Blooms and the Results Stink
Toxic green algal blooms wreaked havoc on Florida's St. Lucie Estuary in 2016. A new study contradicts the widespread misconception that periodic discharges from Lake Okeechobee were responsible.

Â鶹ŮÀÉ & Latin American Training Center Inaugurate Partnership
The first initiative of the partnership is a Brazilian film series, opening with "Dear Ambassador" - the story of the Brazilian ambassador that saved hundreds of Jews in France during World War II.

Â鶹ŮÀÉ Programs Among the Best in 'U.S. News & World Report'
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's College of Business, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and College of Education are listed in the 2018 U.S. News & World Report national rankings for "Best Online Graduate Programs."