Schools & Colleges

‘Artistic Expressions’ on Display at UConn Health

Ten artists who’ve belonged to a critique group for decades are exhibiting at the Celeste LeWitt Gallery in the UConn Health cafeteria through March 7.

Neag School Announces Recipients of 2019 Alumni Awards

The Neag School of Education and its Alumni Board are proud to announce the 2019 Neag School Alumni Awards honorees. Seven outstanding Neag School graduates will be recognized at the School’s 21st annual Alumni Awards Celebration on Saturday, March 16, 2019.

Shreya Kulkarni receives Baxter's Young Investigator award

Shreya Kulkarni, Ph.D. candidate, awarded Baxter Young Investigator Award

Shreya Kulkarni, a multi award winning* Ph.D. candidate in the School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, recently received Baxter Pharmaceutical’s Young Investigator Award in Deerfield, Illinois at Baxter International’s headquarters. Kulkarni presented her research Factors Governing the Reconstitution Time of Highly Concentrated Lypophilized Protein Formulations at the awards presentation, accompanied by her advisor Robin Bogner, Professor, […]

Parent and adolescent girl outside in winter. Photo courtesy of Pixabay

All in the Family: Parental Influence on Language Acquisition in Children with Autism

Letitia Naigles, a professor of psychological sciences, has received $1.6 million from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders to investigate variation of language usage among school age children with autism spectrum disorder.

A portrait of Charles Lewis Beach, president of Connecticut Agricultural College from 1908 to 1928, in 1925 by Ellen Emmet Rand. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

The Pioneering Work of a Female Portrait Artist

The curator of the Ellen Emmet Rand exhibition at Benton Museum describes the early 20th-century portraitist as "one of the most important female artists that you’ve never heard of before."

Rajasekaran Named Department Head of Computer Science and Engineering

The University of Connecticut School of Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sanguthevar Rajasekaran – Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and United Technologies Corporation Chair Professor – as the next Department Head of the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department, effective February 1st, 2019. Rajasekaran will be taking over the role from Dr. Reda A. Ammar, who has been interim head since August 2018. 

(Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Rajasekaran Named Department Head of Computer Science and Engineering

The University of Connecticut School of Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sanguthevar Rajasekaran – Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor and United Technologies Corporation Chair Professor – as the next Department Head of the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) Department, effective February 1st, 2019. Rajasekaran will be taking over the role from Dr. Reda A. Ammar, who has been interim head since August 2018.

Megan Baker, principal at Tourtellotte High School in Thompson, Connecticut, Baker checks in with students in class as part of her weekly teacher observations. Baker is a graduate of the Neag School's principal training program. (Cat Boyce/UConn Photo)

Principal Preparation Program Undergoes Redesign

As one of seven institutions that are part of a national University Principal Preparation Initiative, UConn's updated program will emphasize practical training and coaching from current or former school administrators.

Syringe photo. Photo courtesy of Pixabay.

UConn Health Startup Wins Patent for Heart and Immune Disease Biologic

Faculty inventor, Annabelle Rodriguez-Oquendo, believes this technology will be another therapeutic option for patients at risk for cardiovascular and immune diseases.

Demonstration of seated stress test with echocardiogram

Trending Away From Treadmill

Recumbent bike stress test enables UConn Health cardiologists to see optimal images of the heart.