Schools & Colleges
UConn Law Caps Off Centennial Year With Gala
The UConn Law Centennial Gala was held June 11, 2022 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
UConn Historian Earns Pennington Award; Talks Juneteenth as Holiday Approaches
Manisha Sinha talks about the roots of Juneteenth, which became a national holiday in 2021, but which began in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War
Neurosurgeon Dr. Ketan Bulsara of UConn Health Invited to CMS Advisory Committee
UConn Health’s Chief of Neurosurgery Dr. Ketan Bulsara is a newly named advisor to the Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC).
Nearly $3 Million Awarded to Study Sickle Cell Disease at UConn Health
June 19 is World Sickle Cell Day. Pioneering physician-scientist Dr. Marja Hurley has been awarded nearly $3 million in research funding to discover more scientific insights about bone loss in sickle cell disease.
Science in Seconds: Our Immunity vs E. coli
A UConn Health immunology researcher is focusing on the interaction between our immune system and E. coli to better understand it and develop new treatments against this potentially deadly disease.
UConn Produces An All-Time High 17 Gilman Scholars
Each Gilman Scholar is required to complete a service project upon their return from studying abroad in their campus or home community
A Fresh Take on Fat: Nanoparticle Technology Provides Healthy Trans, Saturated Fat Alternative
An innovative emulsification process could help scientists develop a healthier shelf-stable fat for food manufacturing
A Perfect Storm for US Agriculture
Short-term solutions to the current crunch are conspicuous by their absence
Understanding Elastins to Develop Therapies for Aging-Related Conditions
CAREER Award-winning engineering professor Anna Tarakanova seeks to understand how therapies targeting elastins - the proteins that tissue and organs need to stretch - can improve the lives of aging adults
Changes are Coming to School Meals Nationwide
The federal government is scheduled to end changes adopted in the early months of the pandemic that expanded access to school meals for children