Schools & Colleges

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UConn’s Innovation Quest Turns Students into Entrepreneurs

CEO Amelia Martin recalls being asked: ‘Do you have what it takes?’

Michael Connery at his vineyard and event venue, Kingdom of Hawk.

UConn Magazine: Everything’s Coming up Rosé

Two of the things Michael Connery ’75 JD likes most about his second-chapter vocation as a vineyard owner are the view and “that sense of creating something tangible”

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Pedram Rezamand Appointed Head of UConn Animal Science

A UConn alum and international expert in dairy nutrition, Rezamand will return to the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources in the summer of 2024 to lead the Department of Animal Science

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High-Temperature Superconductors – With a Twist?

A new fabrication method could facilitate materials discovery

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7 Strategies to Help Gifted Students with Autism Succeed in College

Nationally, only 39% of students with autism who start college finish; here are strategies to get that number higher

Ryan Matthews speaking at a Susie Foundation event

UConn Magazine: For Mom

In the wake of a tragic loss, Ryan Matthews ’09 (CLAS), ’16 MPA started The Susie Foundation, a nonprofit that supports families caring for relatives with ALS

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UConn Music Makers Spotlight Composers Outside Traditional Repertoire

'Making music is about reflecting life. If we only represent one side of humanity, we’re being dishonest'

Jackie Sung, Connecticut Clean Energy Fund Professor of Sustainable Energy

AIAA Honors Professor Sung with Prestigious 2024 Energy Systems Award

Professor Jackie Sung developed a rapid compression machine to investigate the kinetics of combustion reactions at low temperatures.

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UConn’s Popular ‘Emotional Well-Being’ Course Being Offered Again in Spring

'This course is an excellent example of ways in which UConn leverages its expertise to address issues of high priority to our students'

Cryo-electron microscopy map of the phosphatase enzyme PP2A:B55 (grey, cyan and lavender) bound to the ARPP19 protein (orange). The enzyme is inhibited by ARPP19 during the early stages of cell division.

Caught in the Act, Floppy Proteins Shape Up for Scientists

Two elusive proteins critical for healthy cell division are profiled by UConn researchers