Schools & Colleges

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OR Team Shares 1st Dr. Richard Simon Award

The Dr. Richard Simon Excellence in Clinical Neurosciences Award goes to Ellen Benson, Shevonne White, and Georgia Priestley from UConn Health’s Operating Room.

Connecticut’s 2020 Letters About Literature Contest Winners Named

The Neag School of Education, UConn’s Department of English, and the Connecticut Writing Project (CWP) at UConn are proud to announce Connecticut’s winners of the 26th annual Letters About Literature competition, a nationwide contest sponsored by the Library of Congress for students in grades 4 through 12.

Op-Ed: Respond to the 2020 Census to Save Money, Save Lives, and Be Counted

Sudip Bhattacharjee of the UConn School of Business explains why filling out a US Census form is so important.

Humanities Institute Fellow Examines Archive of School Shootings Fiction

Humanities Institute Fellow Hayley Stefan has created an online resource to examine fictional accounts of school shootings.

A paramecium, an example of the microorganisms known as protists.

A Roadmap to Transform Protist Research

An international group of scientists from over 40 research groups, including UConn marine science professor Senjie Lin’s team, collaborated to create the tools necessary for studying the genetic details of a broad range of microscopic marine creatures called protists.

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Op-Ed: Why People Need Rituals, Especially in Times of Uncertainty

A UConn anthropologist explains the value rituals play in the lives of individuals and societies - especially in times of widespread confusion.

UConn Students Participate in Global Climate Change Forum

A video documents how the 2019 UN forum on climate changed has influenced UConn students.

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Meet undergraduate student Dea Ziso

Growing up in Albania, Dea Ziso experienced food as part of her culture, preparing and enjoying meals with family. As a nutritional sciences major in the dietetic program, she is fascinated with the number of childhood food allergies in the United States and feels it may be in part because children spend so much time […]

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Course examines the diverse roles of insects in society

Ana Legrand’s course Insects, Food and Culture (SPSS 1125) explores the role of insects in various domains, including art, nutrition, health and biology. Legrand, assistant extension professor in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, aims to inspire students to think about insects in a more positive light while also teaching them about pest […]

The Numbers on Connecticut’s Newest Crop: Hemp

A new report provides the first overall look at the financial realities of Connecticut's newly legal hemp farming industry.