Storrs NewsLocal news for Storrs, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Galerucella beetles at work on a loosestrife leaf.- July 18, 2008 Parks & Recreation Director C. Roger Moss, at right, and Tracey Ferrero, and her daughters Erin, 8 and Kelly 10 release Galerucella beetles along the Hockanum River.http://www.topix.net/city/storrs-ct/2008/07/galerucella-beetles-at-work-on-a-loosestrife-l... Acquired Resistance to Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity is Associated...- July 13, 2008 ToxSci Advance Access originally published online on May 8, 2008 Toxicological Sciences 2008 104 :261-273; doi:10.1093toxscikfn093 and Jos E. Manautou,2 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of ...http://www.topix.net/city/storrs-ct/2008/07/acquired-resistance-to-acetaminophen-hepatotox... Mutational Specificity of I3-Radiation-Induced GuanineaS'Thymine and...- July 11, 2008 Laureen C. Colis , Paromita Raychaudhury , and Ashis K. Basu Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269 Received March 27, 2008 Abstract: Comparative mutagenesis of &x3b3;- ...http://www.topix.net/city/storrs-ct/2008/07/mutational-specificity-of-i3-radiation-induced... UConn Hit-And-Run Passenger Sentenced- July 9, 2008 The Long Island woman who urged her then-boyfriend to flee after he struck and fatally injured a University of Connecticut freshman 18 months ago was sentenced this morning to six months in jail, the maximum permitted under a plea agreement.Michele Ann Hall, 19, of Wantagh, N.Y. was found guilty April 18 of third-degree hindering prosecution.Judge Carl J. Schuman reached his decision after an emotional hearing of more than two hours in a crowded courtroom during which Carlee Wines' parents...http://www.topix.net/city/storrs-ct/2008/07/uconn-hit-and-run-passenger-sentenced?fromrss=... Chiral Protein Scissors Activated by Light: Recognition and Protein...- July 7, 2008 Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, U-3060, 55 N. Eagleville Road, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Srinakharinwirot University, Sukhumvit 23, Bangkok ...http://www.topix.net/city/storrs-ct/2008/07/chiral-protein-scissors-activated-by-light-rec... Wednesday's Child Success Stories- July 5, 2008 Foster child gets permanent home _ A Meriden couple opened up their home and their hearts to a foster child, but once they connected, they couldn't let her go.http://www.topix.net/city/storrs-ct/2008/07/wednesdays-child-success-stories?fromrss=1 DEP offers lesson on identifying trees- July 3, 2008 If you want to improve your skills at identifying trees, you might want to take advantage of a free, one-day tree ID class that will be offered by the state Department of Environmental Protection.http://www.topix.net/city/storrs-ct/2008/07/dep-offers-lesson-on-identifying-trees?fromrss... Poison Ivy Spreads- July 1, 2008 Noticed a vine with glossy, green leaves winding its way around a tree, climbing up a wall or creating a border along the edge of your lot Are there clusters of itchy blisters on your arms or legsChances are good you've got toxicodendron radicans - more commonly known as poison ivy - growing in the yard.Chances are even better that it's going to be a challenge to get rid of it.'Connecticut is a perfect environment for poison ivy,' says Robert Durgy, horticultural diagnostician at the University.http://www.topix.net/city/storrs-ct/2008/06/poison-ivy-spreads?fromrss=1 |