Schools & Colleges
Projecting a New Image for Films and Animations at The Bushnell
Hartford's famed Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts hosts a festival of short films and animations made by UConn students, along with a new installation in the theater's foyer by Digital Media and Design students.
Meet undergraduate student Megan Sargisian
At the end of her junior year, allied health sciences major Megan Sargisian was uncertain about a future career. Despite having no background in insurance, she took a chance on a summer internship with Travelers in Hartford. The experience was transformative for her. She now has a job with the company outside of Boston, MA, […]
Students in nutritional sciences course cook up delicious meals
Near the end of each spring semester, nutritional sciences students in Food Services Systems Management (NUSC 3271) create a series of three-course meals for twenty-four guests in the department’s Foods Lab.
Apathy and Reward in Alzheimer’s Disease
A team of researchers from UConn's School of Medicine received a $451,000, two-year award from the National Institute of Mental Health to study apathy, the most common neuropsychiatric symptom in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
UConn and Yale Researchers Draw an Evolutionary Connection Between Pregnancy and Cancer Metastasis
Pregnancy might hold the key to understanding how cancer metastasizes in various mammals - including humans, according to UConn and Yale researchers.
UConn Alums Want You to ‘Roast’ Them
Three members of UConn's class of 2019 are about to launch a card game they developed while students on campus.
It’s a(n American) Girl Thing
The venerable American Girl doll collection provides the inspiration for a popular podcast by two historians who received their doctorates at UConn.
Clinical Geneticists on the Patient Case at UConn Health
Learn more about UConn Health's two dedicated clinical medical geneticists, Dr. Jaclyn Beirne and Dr. Joseph Tucker, on the frontlines of genomic medicine. They both completed advanced specialty fellowships at UConn's medical school in clinical medical genetics.
Collaboration to Commercialize Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers
Hydrogen fuel cells and electrolyzers could be the key to creating sustainable energy in the future, but there are still challenges to utilizing the technology. Researchers from UConn and the Colorado School of Mines are teaming up to accelerate the development of sustainable and zero-emission energy generation using these technologies.
Janette Edwards ’11 MBA: Making Patients Better Faster
Hartford Business Journal 40 under Forty honoree Janette Edwards '11 MBA walks us through balancing responsibilities at three acute care hospitals in Connecticut. Read more to find out about her priorities and best practices.