Schools & Colleges

Professor Nathaniel Rickles Chosen as Recipient of the Provost Award for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship

Professor Nathaniel Rickles, Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs and Professor of Pharmacy Practice, has been chosen as this year’s recipient for the Provost Award for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship (PAECES) in the Faculty Research Distinguished category.

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UConn Faculty Awarded $2M in Federal Funding to Support School Wellness in CT

'I’m very proud of the work we have been collectively doing at UConn to support the whole child'

Entryway sign lit up green for St. Patricks Day and for Sustainability. March 16, 2022.

Six UConn Teams Innovating Decarbonization this Summer through Unique Eversource Partnership Program

The program culminates in a summit on October 4, where a panel of academic, utility, industry, municipal, and legislative experts will select the top teams to continue the advancement of their ideas

Connecticut Passes Bill Granting Pharmacists Prescription Authority to Prescribe Hormonal and Emergency Contraception

The Dean and many faculty members of The UConn School of Pharmacy strongly advocated for the recent legislation and the school has begun developing a certification program to align with the new bill requirements.

“Thank you UConn Health,” says longtime smoker and now lung cancer survivor Pellumb Medolli, 71, of East Hartford whose life was saved by a simple phone call from the UConn Health Leaders program student volunteers. He has stopped smoking and enjoying both his second chance at life and breathing fresh air!

UConn Student Makes Life-Saving Phone Call

'It’s hard to know over the phone if you are really making a difference or an impact on patient lives, but now I know'

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International Recognition for UConn Health’s Sara Olson

Genetics and genome sciences research associate wins RNA Society’s 2023 Outstanding Career Researcher Award

‘Good Deed’ Keeps Helping Law Students Who Have Day Jobs

23 years ago, Milton Widem ’48 (CLAS), ’55 JD struggled to balance working during the day and attending law school at night. Now, a scholarship in his name helps UConn Law students in similar positions.

Nanofibers of glycine spun with polycaprolactone (PCL).

Biodegradable Ultrasound Opens the Blood-Brain Barrier

The research could lead to more effective treatments for brain cancer

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Dual-Degree Student Brings Social Work Concepts to Law Clinic

Joyce Lopes JD/MSW '24 is the first student to work in the Criminal Defense Clinic as part of the School of Social Work's fieldwork requirement.

Vintage postcards by Frank J. Haynes sit on the dashboard of a vehicle facing Kingman Pass in Golden Gate Canyon

UConn Photography Professor Shares Story of Yellowstone in Words and Pictures

'The park is special. It really is much more interesting and complex than one first realizes.'