Schools & Colleges

Neurons. (Matt Wimsatt/JAX Medical Illustration)

Exploring Hypothalamic Circuits, One Neuron at a Time

A new study by UConn and JAX Genomic Medicine provides important clues for understanding certain neural circuits in the brain and the potential for the development of targeted neuropsychiatric therapies.

10 Questions With Connecticut’s Superintendent of the Year

Alan Addley is in his 11th year as the superintendent of Granby (Conn.) Public Schools. A native of Northern Ireland, Addley started his career as a professional soccer player and mathematics teacher. He has 34 years of administrative and teaching experience in private and public schools in the United States and Ireland. Addley completed a Connecticut Superintendent Certificate through the Executive Leadership Program in 2007 and earned his Ed.D. in 2014, both at the Neag School.

Young boy sleeping in a hotel bed. (Photo by Tim Graham/Getty Images)

How Sleep Savvy Are You?

Spring ahead for daylight saving time – and test your sleep knowledge.

Students in the hallway between classes at a charter school in East Los Angeles. (David Butow/Corbis via Getty Images)

Report Recommends Ways to Promote Equity in Charter Schools

The federal government should grant awards to charter schools that clearly describe their strategies to serve a diverse set of learners, say researchers at UConn and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

New Grant Trains Future Researchers in Communication Disorders

A team of UConn researchers has received a grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders to train graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in communication disorder research skills and methods.

Lisa Darminova, left, and Angela Villella, center, both of UConn, and Ellen Zhang of UC Irvine wander through the cherry blossoms in Hong Kong. (Submitted Photo)

Education Abroad: Lisa Darminova ’19, Hong Kong

'There are so many different people in Hong Kong. There is a big international community, so it’s easy to make friends,' says Lisa Darminova '19 (CLAS).

A Legacy of Love, Service and Generosity

The love story between Thomas and Eunice Groark began on their first day of classes at the University of Connecticut School of Law in 1963 and lasted for the rest of their lives. The couple’s generosity to their alma mater has been equally enduring. “They had lunch together, fell in love and the rest is […]

A path in a secondary forest in Lindero Sur, San Juan Province, Argentina.

Tropical Forests Naturally Regrow Quickly, But Without Species Variety

Forests recover growth in a few decades, but it may take centuries before the species diversity returns to the original composition, according to a study co-authored by Robin Chazdon of UConn.

Manicured lawn. Photo courtesy of Pixabay.

Phosphorus Leaching? Not on UConn’s Turf

The Connecticut Institute of Water Resources has granted funding to two UConn researchers to study phosphorus leaching from lawns treated with organic compost.

Neag School Announces Recipients of 2019 Alumni Board Scholarship

Ashley Robinson, a third-year doctoral student studying learning, leadership, and education policy in the Neag School, and Tashua Sotil ’17 (CAHNR), ’18 MA, a sixth-year graduate student in its educational psychology program, have been named the recipients of the Neag School of Education Alumni Board Scholarship for 2019.