Schools & Colleges
UConn Researchers Prepare Master’s Students to Work with Children with Developmental Disabilities
Many children with developmental disabilities, such as autism, have high-intensity behavioral needs, meaning they require a wide-ranging support system of people appropriately trained to work together to address their needs. Nearly 400,000 students in Connecticut have special health care needs. In the past decade, the prevalence of children with developmental disabilities has increased by 17% […]
CRT First: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ as Old Time Radio Play
In its first-ever audio production, the Connecticut Repertory Theatre is presenting a Golden Age of Radio-style adaptation of the holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life."
UConn Hartford Power Voting Corps Plays Important Role in Historic Election Day
In an election where more Americans voted than ever before and images of voting lines stretching several city blocks flooded the media, polling site volunteers were as important as ever to keep things running smoothly and keep voters safe. Students from the UConn School of Social Work and the UConn Hartford Power Voting Corps, an […]
UConn, DIANT Pharma Licenses Continuous Manufacturing Nanoparticle System
UConn researchers have licensed a continuous manufacturing system for nanoparticulate drug delivery systems in support of commercialization.
New Business Law Program Promises Answers To Tough Questions on Equality, Inclusion
A new online speaker series aims to answer business law questions ranging from LGBTQ inclusion to workplace rules governing COVID-19 issues.
An Act of Kindness that Changed a Life
When Curtis Exum, 62 of Torrington, was admitted to the Oncology Unit at UConn John Dempsey Hospital, his diagnosis was not good and his spirits were worse. “As soon as I came here, I wanted to go home,” says Exum. “I was really low and my sanity was in a bad place.” Sammy Myers, a […]
Law Professor: Congress Has Ruled on Health Care Act Case Before Supreme Court
UConn Law's John Aloysius Cogan Jr. offers insight into a case before the Supreme Court that could determine the fate of the Affordable Care Act.
Identifying Dyslexia Early
The AppRise project uses a free, game-like app to help teachers assess kids as young as five and get them the help they need to learn to read.
Expanding Global Ed, Intercultural Learning at the Neag School
Associate Professor David Moss has spent the past six years actively expanding Neag School study abroad programs around the world as the Neag School’s global education director, and the past 20 years coordinating UConn’s long-standing London study abroad program in education.
UConn Health Team to Investigate Link Between Gut Microbiome and Aging
The adage tells us the way to someone’s heart is their stomach; a pair of UConn Health researchers are learning the same can be said for the aging process. Drs. Yanjiao Zhou and Ming Xu have received a $2.7 million award from the National Institutes of Health to gain a better understanding of how the […]