Schools & Colleges
Christina Polomoff elected to ASCP Director-at-Large
Christina Polomoff, Pharm.D., a population health clinical pharmacist at Hartford HealthCare Integrated Care Partners, and assistant clinical professor was recently voted in as director-at-large for the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Board of Directors.
June 1, 2022 | Karin Whiting Burgess
Faculty Emeritus George Sugai One of a Coalition of National Researchers That Has Released a Violence Prevention Plan
The recent mass shootings across the country—and there have been 214 mass shootings in the first five months of 2022—are another painful reminder of failed efforts to stop the kind of gun violence that occurred at Sandy Hook Elementary School nearly ten years ago. An interdisciplinary group of scholars who have studied school safety and violence prevention for decades, including Professor Emerita George Sugai of the Neag School of Education, are calling for immediate government action to initiate scientifically-informed actions to reduce gun violence.
June 1, 2022 | Combined Reports
Supporting Quarantined Learning in K-12 Schools
Britney Jones, Neag School of Education doctoral student in the Department of Educational Leadership, prepared the following rapid research brief with the Center for Education Policy Analysis, Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE).
June 1, 2022 | Britney Jones
The South Park Inn Honors Dr. Bruce Gould with 2022 Community Leadership Award
The South Park Inn’s new Advisory Committee has awarded Dr. Bruce E. Gould of UConn School of Medicine its 2022 Community Leadership Award for his outstanding contributions.
June 1, 2022 | Lauren Woods
Dr. David Steffens Named Distinguished Life Fellow by American Psychiatric Association
Chair of Psychiatry Dr. David Steffens has been named a Distinguished Life Fellow by The American Psychiatric Association.
June 1, 2022 | Lauren Woods
Neag School Hosts Panel in Honor of 50th Anniversary of Title IX
To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Title IX’s passage this June, the University of Connecticut’s Human Rights Institute, in collaboration with the Neag School of EducationSport Management Program, recently hosted a “Beyond the Field” roundtable discussing the past, present, and future of the landmark gender equity legislation.
June 1, 2022 | Jordana Castelli
Climate Change, AI, and Criminal Justice: Transatlantic Partnership Dives Deep on Human Rights
A partnership between Connecticut and Baden-Württemberg bears fruit in scholarship and engagement
June 1, 2022 | Jaclyn Severance
How Pharmacists and Community Health Workers Build Trust with Cambodian Genocide Survivors
With training in trauma-informed care, health workers help survivors improve their mental and physical health
June 1, 2022 | Christina Polomoff, Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Alain Frogley named Interim Dean of the School of Fine Arts
Alain Frogley has been appointed Interim Dean of the School of Fine Arts, effective June 1, 2022.
May 31, 2022 | Anne D’Alleva, Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Awards go to Pharmacy Faculty and Staff
The School of Pharmacy is proud to share that faculty member Fei Wang, Pharm.D., has been awarded this year’s Outstanding Undergraduate Faculty Advisor Award, and staff member Megan Delaney received the Outstanding Undergraduate Professional Staff Award.
May 31, 2022 | Office of Communications