Schools & Colleges
UConn Center on Aging Researcher Named to Board of Directors of The Gerontological Society of America
Laura Haynes, Ph.D. of UConn School of Medicine has been elected a Board Member of The Gerontological Society of America.
Student News from Sartor Lab – Summer 2022
Congratulations to the following students working in the Sartor Lab this summer.
UConn Researcher Invents Low-Abundance Biomarker Detection Platform for Early Diagnosis
Yu Lei has created a technology that holds the potential to advance early-stage disease detection using biomarkers
UConn Medical School Selected for First ‘Creative Community’ of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)
UConn is one of 10 medical schools nationwide selected to participate in the NBME's first Creative Community to innovate medical education. "The Clinical Skills Assessment Program at UConn has had a long history of success in teaching our students the skills they need to be excellent clinicians. This grant is both a recognition of that success and provides an opportunity for our school to contribute to the forefront of innovation in medical education,” says Dr. Laurie Caines.
Test-Optional Applications Pilot Shows Promise, Has Been Renewed for Three More Years
UConn is seeing increases in enrollment among students from first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented populations
New UConn Endowed Chairs in Human Rights Inspired by the Legacies of Dodd, Osiatyński
The new faculty positions will be part of the Human Rights Institute
Using Machine Learning to Identify Promising Polymer Membranes
Polymer membranes are commonly used in industry for the separation of gases like CO2 from flue gas and methane from natural gas. Over several decades, researchers have been studying various polymers to improve their permeability and usefulness but have hit a roadblock when it comes to testing them all in a quick and efficient manner--until now.
Science in Seconds: Exertional Heat Stroke
What happens when the human body gets too hot? And what can you do if someone gets too hot? Douglas Casa, professor of kinesiology and chief executive officer of UConn’s Korey Stringer Institute explains.
Pratt & Whitney Scholar Comes Into His Own at UConn
'I have the opportunity to be myself here at UConn, to be the person I always wanted to be'
UConn Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Encourages Experiential Learning, Sees Tremendous Student Success
For over 60 years, UConn's program has prepared generations of dedicated physical therapists