🌱 How a UConn Storrs scientist discovered treetop “bathrooms” in Costa Rica
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In today's newsletter:
- How a UConn Storrs scientist discovered treetop “bathrooms” in Costa Rica
- How a Duke transfer could shake up UConn’s roster in Storrs
Also on today's calendar: Partners in Health Engage: Jazz Benefits Concert for Anti-Tuberculosis Programming! and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 74 and low of 50 degrees.
- Saturday: Cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 64, low: 47.
- Sunday: Cooler with showers, with a high of 57 and low of 33 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Treetop toilets may act as communication hubs across mammal species (sciencenews.org) — A University of Connecticut researcher based in Storrs helped uncover how certain Costa Rican strangler fig trees serve as shared “latrines” for many mammal species high in the forest canopy. By surveying trees and using camera traps, the team found that multiple animals repeatedly visit the same treetop toilet spots, suggesting these sites may act as scent-based communication hubs in the tropical ecosystem. 
• Duke Basketball Transfer Portal News: Complete List of Players Leaving and Joining Blue Devils (profootballnetwork.com) — A key Duke transfer, Nikolas Khamenia, has committed to UConn and will suit up for Dan Hurley in Storrs next season, giving Huskies fans a new name to watch on campus. The piece also tracks other Duke roster moves, including Darren Harris leaving and guard Cayden Boozer returning, as the Blue Devils retool after their Elite Eight loss to UConn.
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★ Featured events ★
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Partners in Health Engage: Jazz Benefits Concert for Anti-Tuberculosis Programming!
Storrs Congregational Church UCC, 2 N Eagleville Rd, Mansfield
7:30 pm
Friday April 17
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Other local events
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St. John's Red Storm at UConn Huskies Baseball
J.O. Christian Field
6:05 pm -
Community Birth Story Circle
Mansfield, CT Calendar , 54 Warrenville Road , Mansfield Center
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Saturday Storytime
Mansfield, CT Calendar , 54 Warrenville Road , Mansfield Center
10:30 am -
Big Kids Book Club
Mansfield, CT Calendar , 54 Warrenville Road , Mansfield Center
11:45 am -
Snarky Puppy
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts , 2132 Hillside Rd #3104 , Storrs
7:00 pm -
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts with Snarky Puppy
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts , 2132 Hillside Rd #3104 , Storrs
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St. John's Red Storm at UConn Huskies Baseball
J.O. Christian Field
1:05 pm -
Tai Chi DVD Session
Mansfield, CT Calendar , 303 Maple RoadStorrs , Mansfield
9:30 am
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Wii Bowling
Mansfield, CT Calendar , 303 Maple RoadStorrs , Mansfield
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Yarnivores!
Mansfield, CT Calendar , 303 Maple RoadStorrs , Mansfield
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Tech Savvy
Mansfield, CT Calendar , 54 Warrenville Road , Mansfield Center
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Scrabble
Mansfield, CT Calendar , 303 Maple RoadStorrs , Mansfield
10:00 am
Friday April 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Big Y posted a job opening for Produce/Floral Clerk in Mansfield Center. Apply here.
- Travel America / Petro - TA Operating, LLC posted a job opening for Store Cashier I - PT in Willington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Storrs here.
🗞 Nearby News
Coventry
- Republican state Rep. Tim Ackert announces candidacy for Connecticut lieutenant governor (wtnh.com)
- Investigative report overshadows unveiling of Stewart-Ackert ticket (newsfromthestates.com)
Tolland
- House GOP budget offers big relief but works around spending cap (courant.com)
Vernon
- Vernon Home Sales Stay Active Early In 2026 As Values Rise, Zillow Reports (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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