Schools & Colleges
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.
April 7, 2020 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
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.
April 7, 2020 | Shawn Kornegay
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.
April 7, 2020 | Sudip Bhattacharjee, UConn School of Business
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.
April 7, 2020 | Kenneth Best
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.
April 6, 2020 | Elaina Hancock
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.
April 3, 2020 | Dimitris Xygalatas, Department of Anthropology
UConn Students Participate in Global Climate Change Forum
A video documents how the 2019 UN forum on climate changed has influenced UConn students.
April 3, 2020 | Combined Reports
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 […]
April 2, 2020 | Kim Colavito Markesich
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 […]
April 2, 2020 | Maria Buzzelli
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.
April 2, 2020 | Elaina Hancock