UConn TodayConstruction Begins on New Engineering and Science BuildingUConn TodaySaid UConn President Susan Herbst: “Having this state-of-the-art engineering and science building in the heart of our campus will allow UConn to do more than ever to spark inn …

GawkerAn Engineering Student Got So Drunk, He Doesn't Remember Designing a Sweet PlaneGawkerAn unnamed Michigan Tech student who's been giving interviews under the alias “Mark” got blackout drunk Friday night and stumbled home to his roommate. This …

Cuts in the oil industry could get worseUSA TODAYThe plunge in energy prices has forced companies drilling for oil and natural gas in the U.S. to cut spending substantially and lay off thousands of workers in Texas, North Dakota and other states that depen …

Foreign oil drillers sour on regulation-happy Angola, Total Saysgulfnews.comAngola passed Nigeria in June to become the continent's largest producer of oil, with 1.8 million barrels a day to Nigeria's 1.77 million, according to International Energy …

Oil Price Forecast: Oil Patch Business About to Get a Lot WorseProfit ConfidentialOil and gas producers typically hedge their production by locking in higher prices for future deliveries of crude oil, which is exactly what many U.S. firms did. This allowed …

OCRegisterFired regulator: Governor pushed to waive oil safeguards.OCRegisterSAN FRANCISCO – California's top oil and gas regulators repeatedly warned Gov. Jerry Brown's senior aides in 2011 that the governor's orders to override key environmen …

The GuardianTime for an oil change? How to bake with nut oils instead of butterThe GuardianBake light, chewy cookies and tender, moist cakes with a melting crumb by replacing butter with robust nut oils. Coconut oil and fresh fruit are natural bedfellows, …

The GuardianWill fish oil keep my brain young?The GuardianSo how fortunate that last week the Journal of the American Medical Association (Jama) published two randomised controlled trials and an editorial on the effects of fish-oil supplements and exercise …

U.S. News & World Report (blog)Which Type of Oil Is Healthiest?U.S. News & World Report (blog)Choosing an oil has become almost as challenging as choosing a car. (OK, maybe that's a slight exaggeration.) But really, with so many varieties available, ho …

Financial TimesOil price drop leads to renewed speculation on Saudi riyalFinancial TimesSaudi Arabia, along with other emerging markets, has been the target of traders' bets that the oil-rich economy will eventually be forced into a devaluation as oil …