Schools & Colleges
Waltz Family Scholarship makes the difference that allows students to complete their degrees
After watching a 60 Minutes segment on the financial difficulties some students face in completing their degrees, David and Theresa Waltz created the Waltz Family Difference Maker Scholarship to help such students in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources. In this video, Cecilia Lopez, a senior majoring in nutritional sciences, Olivia Watts, a […]
UConn Faculty Promote Gender Equity Through Advances in Dental Research
“This Advances in Dental Research issue is important because it discusses gender equity issues in dental, oral and craniofacial research as well as expands on institutional strategies towards parity,” said guest editor Dr. Effie Ioannidou. “We feel this will be the beginning of a dialogue among stakeholders, which will enhance diversity and equity in the field.”
UConn Puts Seven On List Of World’s Most Highly-Cited Researchers
Six UConn faculty members were named to a list of researchers with significant influence in their fields.
The Unintended Consequences of Diversity’s Expanding Definition
In the Nov. 22 issue of Science Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, an orthopedic surgeon-scientist of the University of Connecticut and its UConn School of Medicine, is author of the editorial “The Context of Diversity.”
Nature Features Brain Cancer Research From UConn Health, JAX
Two UConn medical students join UConn Health’s neurosurgery chief among a worldwide research collaborative reporting progress toward a better understanding of the behavior of certain brain tumor cells, and ultimately, better treatments and prognoses.
Maternal Nutrition Across Generations of Livestock
UConn researchers will try to identify mechanisms that alter growth and efficiency across multiple generations of livestock, thanks to a new grant from the USDA.
Re-Imagining the Bard’s Origin Story with ‘Shakespeare in Love’ at CRT
A superhero-like origin story for one of the world's greatest writers is the theme of "Shakespeare in Love," which is coming to the Connecticut Repertory Theatre.
Ben Freeman: Cool Under Pressure, Leading by Example
Cool under pressure. Leading by example. UConn men's hockey co-captain Ben Freeman talks about leading from the front, the value of a business education, and focusing on what he can control – both on and off the ice.
TMD: A Pain in the Jaw (and Neck)
In recognition of National Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) Awareness month, Dr. Seema Kurup, assistant professor and course director of Orofacial Pain & TMD at the UConn School of Dental Medicine answers the most frequently asked questions about TMD.
Turning on Silenced Genes in Prader-Willi Research
A UConn Health research team has received nearly $3 million from the NIH to investigate the molecular underpinnings of Prader-Willi syndrome, a rare neurogenetic disorder.