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McHugh Stepping Down as UConn Board Chair
After eight years serving as chair of the University's Board of Trustees during a period of great growth and success, Larry McHugh will step down at the end of his current term. He will continue to serve, however, until Gov. Malloy nominates a successor.
June 28, 2017 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications
UConn Adopts Provisional FY18 Spending Plan, Pending New State Data
UConn’s Board of Trustees adopted baseline FY18 spending plans on Wednesday to carry the University into the new budget year, but will meet again later to adopt new versions once the General Assembly adopts a statewide budget.
June 28, 2017 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications
‘In Russia, You Simply Couldn’t Be a Writer if You Were Jewish’
Associate professor and acclaimed novelist Ellen Litman talks about her childhood in Russia and her life in Connecticut.
June 28, 2017 | Katharine Whittemore
UConn Facing Budget Uncertainty as State Struggles to Adopt Spending Plan
UConn faces one of its most challenging financial years in recent history, as it works to prepare its FY18 budget.
June 27, 2017 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications
Thinking like an Entrepreneur to Advance Science
Sandra Weller has adapted her decades of research on herpes simplex to address the related cytomegalovirus, which has even more serious effects. She hopes her work will lead to a treatment option with commercial potential.
June 27, 2017 | Jessica McBride. Office of the Vice President for Research
America’s Ongoing Struggle for Equal Rights
'Our contradictions are built into our political DNA,' says UConn historian Richard D. Brown.
June 26, 2017 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications
Tick-hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
To avoid ticks, you must think like a tick.
June 23, 2017 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications
Which Wine to Try? Business Students Validate New App
UConn graduate students used their business analytics skills to verify a sophisticated tool that helps consumers select a wine that satisfies their personal tastes.
June 22, 2017 | Claire Hall, School of Business
Improving the Teaching of Writing
More than 525 Connecticut teachers have attended a Connecticut Writing Project Summer Institute since it began 35 years ago.
June 22, 2017 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications
Crash Database Developed at UConn Gets National Attention
The database is becoming an essential tool for anyone seeking to improve safety on Connecticut’s roads and nationwide.
June 21, 2017 | Colin Poitras - UConn Communications