Schools & Colleges

Regenerative Engineering Pioneer Professor Cato T. Laurencin Named 2023 Inventor of the Year

The Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation (IPOEF) awards the prestigious Inventor of the Year award to Dr. Cato T. Laurencin for his groundbreaking innovation in regenerative engineering. Dr. Laurencin’s work has led to clinical systems for bone, cartilage, ligament, and tendon healing and regeneration.

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Social Work Research Informs Effort to Improve Equity in Early Childhood Intervention

A diverse workforce is needed to meet the needs of a diverse community

Robbie Eselby waters a plant in a greenhouse.

Robert Eselby: A Blooming Summer in the UConn Greenhouses

Following a lifelong passion for plants and gardening, Robbie Eselby ’25 (CAHNR) had a fulfilling summer caring for the plants and soils in the greenhouses at the Storrs campus

Skin cells grown into nanofiber scaffold.

Bioengineers Test Better Way to Heal Chronic Wounds

'The dressing we developed enhances wound healing and prevents infections simultaneously'

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Saving the Sound with History

Eelgrass is a critical habitat for fish, it filters water, and it stabilizes Connecticut's shoreline

Marissa Salvo Receives the Lambda Kappa Sigma Vanguard Leadership Award

Marissa Salvo receives the LKS Vanguard Leadership Award which recognizes an alumni member who has made sustained exemplary contributions in their area of professional practice.

Chinenye Anyanwu Named Faculty Director of BSOUL House

Chinenye Anyanwu has been named Faculty Director of the new Learning Community designed to support the scholastic efforts of female students who identify as African American/Black.

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UConn Magazine: Aaron Carr is Holding Landlords Accountable

Aaron Carr started a small housing watchdog nonprofit at age 28. Less than a decade later, that group has filed the largest housing discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history

The School of Dental Medicine Announces Faculty Promotions

13 faculty members received promotion to senior rank and academic tenure

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Jonathan Schmitt Expands Nutritional Science Knowledge at PURIS

An internship with a plant-based food company allows UConn students to sharpen skills in nutrition and business