Schools & Colleges
COVID-19 Vaccine on Its Way Soon Bringing Hope for the Holidays
UConn Health is one of four initial Connecticut health care institutions receiving the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 1a. Initially, UConn Health will be responsible for vaccinating only health care workers including its own health care employees and other community health care workers working in the surrounding towns of Avon, Canton, and Farmington.
Senior Design Journey 2021: Bringing More Lyman Orchards Pies to the Masses, Part 1
Lyman Orchards, a fixture in Connecticut, has graced the tables of families with produce and baked goods for hundreds of years. But with growing popularity among consumers, and increased retail partnerships, Lyman finds themselves at the upper limits of their production capacity—and is calling on a group of UConn Engineering students to use their expertise to find creative solutions.
First COVID-19 Outpatients Receive Monoclonal Antibodies at UConn Health
The week of Dec. 7 marked a major milestone for UConn John Dempsey Hospital with its first COVID-19 outpatients successfully receiving monoclonal antibody therapies, recently authorized by the FDA for emergency use.
Health Care Innovation Students Tackle Workplace Inefficiencies Brought to Light by COVID-19
UConn's Healthcare Innovation Online Graduate Certificate program is helping professionals tackle inefficiencies in their fields uncovered by the pandemic.
UConn MBA Wants to Make It Easier to Shop Local
Donald Pendagast '20 MBA wants to make shopping local as easy as going online.
Physician Profile: Dr. Zachary Maass
UConn Health’s Dr. Zachary Maass started playing golf when he was four years old and has been an avid fan ever since. Find out why he believes some of the same attributes that make him a good golfer also help him be a better sports medicine physician.
Multidisciplinary Team Alleviates Life-Altering Pain for Patient
Imagine the sensation of an ice pick stabbing you in the face every time you speak, chew, brush your teeth, smile, or even when just the wind hits your face. Described as the most excruciating pain known to humanity, trigeminal neuralgia is a chronic pain condition that affects the trigeminal nerve which carries sensation from […]
UConn Launches the First Master of Science Degree Program in Regenerative Engineering
The University of Connecticut will offer the world’s first Master of Science Degree in Regenerative Engineering.
Sun and Sea: UConn Professor Advances in National Solar Desalination Contest
University of Connecticut professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering Jeff McCutcheon is a quarter finalist in the American-Made Challenges: Solar Desalination Prize administered by the U.S. Department of Energy. High salinity brines from oil and gas production, mining and industrial wastewaters are challenging to treat with conventional desalination technologies. Scientists have been working on various […]
President Katsouleas, Engineering Professor Ki Chon Named National Academy of Inventors Fellows
President Katsouleas and biomedical engineer Ki Chon have been named fellows of the prestigious organization, which highlights academic inventors whose work makes a positive impact on society.