Author Archive
The Bike Path to Secondary Education
Can a bicycle keep a girl in school? A UConn economist is studying whether a bike incentive used in rural Bihar, India can do just that.
Writing Cuba’s Racial History
Much has been written about black activism in the U.S. Historian Melina Pappademos is looking at what it meant to be a black activist in Cuba.
Class of 2012: Rob Freyer
Senior Rob Freyer didn’t make it through his freshman year. Critically injured in a car accident before the year ended, he has now written a novel about the experience.
Class of 2012: Aaron Hayes
Senior Aaron Hayes worked with young burn survivors in South Africa and found a focus for his future.
Cigna and UConn to Expand On-Campus Computer Science Internship Program
Cigna announced that it is teaming up with UConn to expand its On-campus Developers Internship Program for computer science and engineering students.
Zeroing in on Drones
About to earn his Ph.D. in philosophy, B.J. Strawser is already sought-after for his work on the ethics of drone warfare.
Wallace Stevens Program to Feature Poet Kay Ryan
Kay Ryan, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2011 and is former Poet Laureate of the U.S., will read her work and meet with students on April 9.
Two UConn Faculty to Advise Nation’s Policymakers on Science Issues
Two UConn professors are among 13 scientists from around the nation selected to spend the next year in D.C., contributing their expertise as Jefferson Science Fellows.
Roosevelt’s Warm Alliance and the Cold War
In a new book, historian Frank Costigliola argues that Franklin Roosevelt’s sudden death in 1945 changed the temperature of U.S.-Soviet relations.
Alums: Communications Pioneers
The University of Connecticut has produced more than a few "household names" in the sciences, engineering and innovation arenas, many of them visionaries whose contributions underpin today’s leading technologies. One of the University’s most renowned graduates is Daniel E. Noble (‘29), who is widely regarded as a pioneer in mobile communications and semiconductors.