Schools & Colleges
Finding Social Support Through Social Media During COVID Lockdowns
Despite its bad rap, UConn researchers found social media provided support across age groups in Spain during pandemic lockdowns
UConn Magazine: College Bowl
Fame is fickle. But while it lasts, it sure can be fun. That’s one lesson members of UConn’s 1961 and 1970 “GE College Bowl” teams say they learned.
Can Food Taxes and Subsidies Help Improve Health Outcomes?
Researchers are working to connect the dots between fiscal food policies and consumer health
UConn Hosts Inaugural Frontiers in Playful Learning Conference
After a year of careful planning, the Neag School of Education’s Two Summers Educational Technology program and the UConn School of Fine Art’s Digital Media and Design (DMD) program co-hosted the inaugural Frontiers in Playful Learning conference from June 1 – 3, 2022.
Getting Injured Athletes Back in the Game
The UConn Institute for Sports Medicine offers return-to-play training to help athletes come back from their injuries safely and confidently
In Memoriam Karl A. Nieforth
Emeritus professor and emeritus dean of the UConn School of Pharmacy, Dr. Karl A. Nieforth passed away on June 18, 2022.
Student Team Takes 2nd Place in ACCP Clinical Research Challenge
The student team of Molly Csere, Kelly Carucci, and Anagha Gogate, with faculty advisor, Bill Baker, Pharm.D., took second among 82 teams, in the recently concluded 2022 ACCP Clinical Research Challenge Awards.
Light It Up: Using Firefly Genes to Understand Cannabis Biology
This research will help hemp and cannabis farmers better control levels of CBD and THC in their crops
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin First from UConn Elected to the Academia Europaea
In addition to being honored by the Academia Europaea, six additional academies across the world have elected Laurencin: the European Academy of Sciences, the Senegalese Academy of Science and Technology, the Benin Academy of Science and Arts, the Indian Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Academy of Engineering.
“By Us, For Us”: First Queer Science Conference Creates Connections
Forty-three high school students and 13 members of the UConn community came together to celebrate science – and themselves – in the first Queer Science Conference