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STORRS, Connecticut (AP) -- A new program at the University of Connecticut will offer a master's degree in homeland security. At least 70 students have applied for the expected class of 25 for the program this fall, which UConn is offering in partnership with the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. "Business and industry are looking for a curriculum that prepares them for the same kinds of things government employees are being trained for," said Krista Rodin, dean of UConn's College of Continuing Studies. "This is an emerging field," Rodin said. "We do not have a curriculum like this anywhere...