Schools & Colleges
Student Speaker Spotlight: Perpetual Essence Taylor
Taylor is an MD candidate and the medical school speaker for the 53rd UConn Health Commencement on May 6, 2024
April 19, 2024 | Courtney Chandler
College of Engineering Names New Dean
Ji-Cheng ‘JC’ Zhao brings 30 years' experience working in academia, industry, and government
April 19, 2024 | Claire Tremont
A Case of the Possible: Creating the Conditions for K-12 Student Achievement Growth in the Face of COVID-19
Sarah Gilmore, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Psychology, prepared the following rapid research brief with the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE). This brief seeks to explore factors behind surprising student achievement growth in a district amid the COVID-19 pandemic's adverse effects on K-12 education.
April 19, 2024 | Sarah Gilmore
New UConn Extension Publication Website Shares Answers Connecticut Residents Can Trust
“It’s hard to know if some of the information that can be found online should be trusted. We want to help people quickly access answers that are proven to be successful for Connecticut.”
April 19, 2024 | Stacey Stearns, UConn Extension & College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Sustainable Dinosaurs, Seaweed, and Accessibility: Diverse Cohort Selected for CCEI’s 2024 Summer Fellowship – UConn’s Startup Accelerator
'Because the accelerator is open to students, faculty, staff, and alumni across all schools and colleges at UConn, we receive a really impressive mix of applications every year'
April 19, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
UConn Magazine: McMahon on a Mission
Study abroad in Spain his junior year led to Matt McMahon’s job running the Sports Diplomacy Division at the U.S. State Department
April 19, 2024 | Combined Reports
Dana Parrott ’24, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dana Parrott reflects on her time at UConn
April 18, 2024 | Madeline Papcun
School of Nursing Sees 32% Increase in Undergraduate Applications Since the Last Year Amidst a National Nursing Shortage
The UConn School of Nursing received 3,800 applications for its Class of 2028.
April 18, 2024 | Ashley O'Connell and Nicole Dobrzanski, UConn School of Nursing
Six UConn Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows
The AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals
April 18, 2024 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Meeting the High-Speed Challenge
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded UConn an additional $10.5 million for projects related to welding and advanced materials for high-temperature applications
April 18, 2024 | Matt Engelhardt