Schools & Colleges
Students Tackle Issues Facing Dental Education at Annual Hackathon
ow would you run a dental school if you were dean for the day? Students with the School of Dental Medicine recently took on this challenge at the 6th Annual American Dental Education Association New England Curriculum Hackathon at UConn Health.
Enriching Communicative Environments After Stroke
UConn researcher Jennifer Mozeiko recently received a $25,000 grant from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation and is currently recruiting participants in a study to investigate language use in the home environments of people with aphasia.
Exploring the School-Age Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Health Landscape
A project by UConn researchers examines how K-12 schools determine the social and emotional needs of students.
Coronavirus – What You Need to Know
INFORMATION ON CORONAVIRUS What is Coronavirus? COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus first detected in Wuhan, China in December, 2019. It has since been reported in individuals in 21 additional countries. To date, there are no confirmed cases in Connecticut. What is a “novel” coronavirus? A novel coronavirus (CoV) is a new coronavirus that has not […]
Cancer Prevention in a Vaccine
Parents never want to think of their children as sexually active, especially when they are 11-15 years old. However, if it means protecting your children from several types of cancer, it’s important to get past the uncomfortable conversation. The CDC recommends that parents have their sons and daughters vaccinated at the ages of 11-15 from […]
UConn Entrepreneurship Program Celebrates Major Milestone
One hundred teams have participated in the rigorous Accelerate UConn innovation program since its inception five years ago.
UConn Health Minute: Cardiac Arrest vs. Heart Attack
Heart disease continues to be the number one killer of both men and women. Everyone is at risk but some more than others. As Dr. Peter Robinson with the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center tells us, it’s important to learn the difference between cardiac arrest and heart attack so you can take steps to […]
New UConn Research Center Provides Reliable Data, Realistic Simulations for Manufacturing Industry
The University of Connecticut recently launched the Center for Materials Processing Data (CMPD) with their university and industry collaborators. The center will provide the manufacturing industry with valuable data about how their materials will perform, eliminating much of the time and cost-intensive trial and error upon which the industry has relied for years.
What’s Next for the Class of 2020
The UConn School of Dental Medicine celebrated another year of outstanding match results with an overwhelming majority of students in the class of 2020 placing in their top choice residency program.
Q&A: The History of Antifascism in the US
Prof. Christopher Vials discusses the new anthology he co-edited, which examines the history of fascism and its opponents throughout U.S. history.