Steven Lepowsky Named Dean of the School of Dental Medicine
Provost Carl Lejuez announced today that Steven Lepowsky has been named dean of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine for a five-year term. Lepowsky will be the eighth dean in the School’s history.
Welsh Family Gives Technology For New Classrooms
November 20, 2020
The Welsh family donation allowed the UConn School of Law to equip the classrooms with equipment to greatly improve distance learning and small group collaborations.
High Touch, Germ-Free: International Biotech DeBogy Joins UConn Incubator
November 19, 2020
The newest member of UConn’s Technology Incubation Program (TIP) aims to change the way we think about sterile surfaces at home, at work, and in health care settings.
For Some Older Adults, a Pandemic of Loneliness
November 19, 2020
Dr. David C. Steffens, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the UConn School of Medicine, offers insight and advice on older adults facing the prospect of a lonely, pandemic-marred holiday season.
UConn to Create Policing Advisory Committee, Take Other Steps to Update Public Safety Measures
November 18, 2020
UConn is implementing a number of initiatives to ensure transparency, community involvement and sensitive response to mental health concerns as part of its public safety and policing standards.
Q&A: The Magic of University Entrepreneurship
November 18, 2020
Abhijit (Jit) Banerjee, UConn’s new AVP of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, talks about the University’s strengths in these areas, and the ways it can become even more successful.
Students Partner With Older Adults to Combat Pandemic Isolation
November 18, 2020
UConn School of Social work students are connecting with older adults in Hartford and the surrounding area to help combat that isolation as part of a new research project known as SLIP: the Social isolation/Loneliness Intergenerational Project.
Science Communication Course Teaches Skills for Modern Work Environment
November 18, 2020
A set of courses aim to help scientists-in-training better communicate their ideas to the public – and to help aspiring journalists learn more about science.
UConn School of Business Receives First-Ever Top 30 Ranking for Graduate Entrepreneurship from Princeton Review
November 17, 2020
UConn’s growing culture of entrepreneurship has been recognized in new rankings by the Princeton Review.
UConn Researchers Leveraging CT Health Data to Develop Suicide Risk Algorithms
November 17, 2020
UConn researchers are using multiple health care data sources for a project that could help health care providers better identify when patients are at risk of attempting suicide.
Letter From President Katsouleas Regarding Task Force on Mental Health and Wellness
November 16, 2020
President Katsouleas updates the UConn community on the findings and recommendations made by the President’s Task Force on Mental Health and Wellness.