Campus
Environmental Studies Student Wins 2019 Truman, Udall Scholarships
Wanjiku Gatheru '20 (CAHNR) is the first student in UConn history to win these two prestigious national awards in the same year.
Op-ed: The Replication Crisis is Good for Science
According to recent reports, about two-thirds of studies replicated findings to some degree, but the strength of the findings was often weaker than claimed, writes educational psychologist Eric Loken.
Study: After-school Programs Improve Academic Outcomes
A study of study over 9,000 students attending more than 100 after-school programs in Connecticut found those who participated had higher school attendance and higher academic performance.
Education Abroad: Omaniel Ortiz ’20, London, England
For first-generation college student Omaniel Ortiz, his Education Abroad experience in London was the first time he traveled outside the U.S.
New Technology Designed to Reduce Mortality Rates in Cancer Patients
A pair of Ph.D. students developed a technology that takes a patient’s tumor cells and grows them outside of the body to test different cancer treatments.
Photography Professor Janet Pritchard Wins Prestigious Guggenheim Award
Pritchard, a landscape photographer, will pursue a project on the Connecticut River Watershed during the period of her fellowship.
UConn in Top 10 Worldwide for Biological Data Research Output
UConn tied for ninth-place with Princeton for research output in the fields of bioinformatics and computational biology, according to CSRankings.
Drug Discovery Partnership with AI Biotech Company Reaps Promising Early Results
At UConn Health, the technology is being used to pursue therapeutic treatments for strokes, for which there is “an urgent need for novel therapies that can move rapidly into clinical trials,” says Rajkumar Verma.
Meet the Researcher: Sina Shahbazmohamadi at UConn Tech Park
Sina Shahbazmohamadi wears his long black hair in a ponytail pulled back from his bearded face and smiles eagerly as he begins to talk about his work at the Innovation Partnership Building (IPB) at UConn Tech Park. A mechanical engineer by training, Shahbazmohamadi does advanced research in 3D imaging at the Reverse Engineering, Fabrication, Inspection […]
‘Wellness Points’ Plan Wins Campus Competition
Three sophomores won the 2019 Wellness Case Competition with a proposal to offer points to UConn students for attending various wellness programs on campus.