Schools & Colleges
Students Earn National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships
Three UConn undergraduates, three graduate students, and six alumni have earned National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships (NSF-GRFP).
April 23, 2020 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn Alum Nadav Ullman Co-Creates ‘COVID-19 Clearinghouse’ to get PPE to Health Care Workers
A UConn alum is playing a leading role in sourcing urgently needed personal protective equipment for health care workers facing down the COVID-19 epidemic.
April 23, 2020 | Claire Hall
Adjusting to Pandemic Reality, 2020 MFA Thesis Exhibition at Benton Museum Moves Online
Undaunted by the restrictions caused by the pandemic, UConn's 2020 MFA exhibition is now online.
April 23, 2020 | Kenneth Best
A Message from Dean Kazerounian on Coronavirus Efforts (Update #2)
A message from Dean Kazerounian on the School's Coronavirus efforts.
April 22, 2020 | Eli Freund
10 Questions: Neag School Distinguished Alumna Bert Wachtelhausen
Former UConn women’s basketball player and recreational therapy graduate Bert Wachtelhausen ’81 (ED) has shaped a thriving career combining skills she honed as a Division I athlete with her longtime interests in physical health and helping others. Climbing the corporate health insurance ladder in what for many years remained a male-dominated industry, Wachtelhausen has long since shattered the glass ceiling to excel as a senior executive who now serves as president of startup WellSpark Health.
April 22, 2020 | Stefanie Dion Jones
What’s Ahead for Connecticut’s Climate
A new report lays out the science projecting Connecticut's hotter, more uncertain future as the climate changes.
April 22, 2020 | Elaina Hancock
The COVID-19 Arms Race
The worldwide quest to find ways to prevent, treat, manage, or test for COVID-19 infection includes several Connecticut biotechs, including two UConn TIP companies and JAX.
April 21, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
UConn Students, Alum Shine As Part of ‘The Ventilator Project’
A pair of UConn students and a recent graduate are part of an effort to bring an emergency ventilator to market as quickly as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 21, 2020 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Bypassing COVID-19 Barriers via Video
UConn Health has 100 iPads available to for real-time interactions in areas where person-to-patient contact is limited or unavailable.
April 16, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
CLAS Class of 2020: Kelly Flannery
CLAS was the perfect college for Kelly Flannery to explore interests in nature, science, public administration, and gender equity.
April 16, 2020 | Samara Dowe '20 (CLAS)