Schools & Colleges

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Smart Responses to Immediate Needs: Assessing the Scale of CT’s Urban Heat

CIRCA researchers are working to pinpoint the hottest spots in cities and help direct mitigation and policy strategies and build resilience in a changing climate

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Study: Electroshock Therapy More Successful for Depression than Ketamine

Therapeutic technique, portrayed unfavorably in films and TV shows, shows consistently better results with treatment-resistant depression

Student climbs up glacier in Juneau Icefield.

An Alaskan Adventure

Caroline Wexler ’24 (CLAS) spends two months in Juneau Icefield, will present research at American Geophysical Union Conference

Drying arctic lake in the summer of 2022

Opening the Gates for Arctic Science

This work provides fundamental understanding of how the Arctic is responding to climate change

Fall 2022 Clean Energy Workshop — Register Now!

UConn School of Engineering is proud to announce the Clean Energy Workshop on October 24th, 2022 in Hartford, Connecticut.

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The Travails of an Alewife: Dams, Drought, and Climate Change

UConn researchers are studying the alewife – a threatened species and vital food web component -- for clues on how CT waterways and their inhabitants will adapt to climate change

Karisse Lora

Pharmacy Student Karisse Lora Awarded a 2022 Walmart Health Equity Scholarship

UConn Pharmacy student Karisse Lora has received the 2022 Walmart Health Equity Scholarship which provides support for students’ educational commitment to serving rural or underserved communities upon graduation.

D. Betsy McCoach

Neag School Researcher Named a Distinguished Scholar by the National Association for Gifted Children

D. Betsy McCoach’s areas of expertise uniquely combine gifted education and quantitative methodology

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What’s in a Name? It’s UConn, not UCONN

It's not an acronym. What would the two Ns stand for? The O? This shouldn't be so hard

Giselle Malloy

Meet the Undergraduate Researcher: Giselle Malloy, CAHNR

Giselle Malloy '23 has a passion for environmental justice that has led to intriguing undergraduate research opportunities in water stewardship. This profile is part of a series for UConn's Month of Discovery.