Schools & Colleges

Neag School alum and school superintendent Nathan Quesnel greets a student at East Hartford High.

Strategies for Fostering an Emotionally Safe School Environment

Schools play a critical role in fostering emotional safety for adults and students. In responding to COVID-19, schools planning to reopen must include efforts that define a safe school environment as having not only physical elements such as cleaning practices, ventilation conditions, and physical distancing protocols, but also emotional elements.

Kristen (left) and Caitlyn Splaine

Meet 2020 graduates Caitlyn and Kristen Splaine

Recent graduates Caitlyn and Kristen Splaine may have inherited a love of science from their physician mother, but each found her own way to pursue a career path. Caitlyn grew up loving animals, particularly horses, and plans to become a veterinarian, preferably in a larger facility that caters to both small animals and horses. She […]

Christian Heiden works with members of the Levo team in Haiti.

Resource economics student leverages food security solutions to strengthen communities

When Christian Heiden discovered the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE) in CAHNR, he felt as if there was a major created just for him. “I’m studying applied and resource economics and international development,” he says. “I am learning how to use agriculture to create economic development and empower communities through sustainable agriculture.” His […]

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Diabetes: Knowing Is (At Least) Half the Battle

A UConn Health certified diabetes care and education specialist explains, with the help of a medical student, how ignorance is the enemy when it comes to managing diabetes, 

Meet the Researcher: Raman Bahal, School of Pharmacy

Raman Bahal explores research that he hopes to move "from bench to bedside," furthering treatments for patients in clinical settings.

A handwritten ledger from the 18th century

UConn Library, School of Engineering to Expand Handwritten Text Recognition

The UConn Library and the School of Engineering are working to unlock handwritten works from history for contemporary scholars.

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Neither Natural Nor Safe: Compounded Bioidentical Hormones Need Better Evidence

A category of hormone treatments often promoted as safe and "natural" need far more study and research to evaluate those claims, according to a UConn expert.

Neonatal Nursing Master’s Program Ranked in the Top 5 in the U.S.

A nursing advocacy organization recently ranked UConn’s neonatal nursing master's degree as the No. 5 hybrid/online program in the country for registered nurses looking to further their education.

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$750,000 Mellon Foundation Grant to Expand NE Humanities Consortium Faculty of Color Working Group

UConn's Humanities Institute has won a $750,000 grant to expand a working group for faculty members of color in the 12-member New England Humanities Consortium.

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‘Evolution Makes the World Less Ragged’

Although evolution and ecological systems have long been distinct areas of study, UConn researchers say there's compelling evidence to suggest the two are closely connected.