Schools & Colleges
Tyler Ackley Awarded Competitive AFPE Gateway to Research Scholarship
Tyler Ackley, a 4th year Pharmacy student (P4), was recently awarded a highly competitive American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Gateway to Research Scholarship. This program helps a student with plans for a research career to be actively involved in faculty-led investigations while completing the Pharm.D. degree. Ackley earned both a B.S. in Pharmacy Studies, magna […]
Where Are They Now? Catching Up With HESA Alum Meghan Hanrahan ’04 MA
Two years into her position as director of UConn’s master of science in business analytics and project management (MSBAPM) program, HESA alumna Meghan Hanrahan ’04 MA is thriving. She loves her work, the MSBAPM program’s enrollment is on the rise, and Hanrahan herself was recently featured in Hartford Business Journal’s 2018 “40 Under 40” issue. “I feel like I’m exactly where I should be,” she says. So how, exactly, did she get here?
Professor Urges Supreme Court to Affirm Reservation Boundaries
Professor Bethany Berger has co-written an amicus brief on behalf of the National Congress of American Indians in a U.S. Supreme Court case concerning whether the Creek Reservation still exists in Oklahoma. If the Supreme Court affirms the decision of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeal in Murphy v. Royal, it would mean that a […]
Learning to Be Latino
Sociologist Daisy Reyes discusses her new book on what it means to be Latino in college.
Professor Sara Bronin Brings Focus to Historic Preservation
Speaking at one of New York City’s most important interpretive historic places, UConn Law Professor Sara Bronin led a virtual tour of some of the city’s famous sites, explaining how laws or court decisions changed the destinies of those properties. Her presentation on September 25, 2018, at the Tenement Museum in the Lower East Side […]
Senior Design Resources: The Machine Shop
As students begin to prepare for their Senior Design journey, the Machine Shop becomes an integral resource for them. Peter Glaude and George Assard from Engineering Technical Services explain how to best utilize this resource.
Celebrate the African Diaspora
The UConn School of Fine Arts presents Celebrate the African Diaspora, a year long series of events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the UConn African American Cultural Center.
Meet the Researcher: Astrophysicist Cara Battersby
A young Cara Battersby once scrawled out the phrase “Science is curious” in a school project about what she wanted to do when she grew up. This simple phrase still captures Battersby’s outlook on her research about our universe. Recently shortlisted for the 2018 Nature Research Inspiring Science Award, Battersby has been working on several […]
Meet the Researcher: UConn Astrophysicist Cara Battersby
Recently shortlisted for the 2018 Nature Research Inspiring Science Award, UConn astrophysicist, Cara Battersby, has been working on several projects aimed at unfolding some of the most compelling mysteries of galaxies near and far.
Professor Thomas Morawetz’s Book Explores Nature of Identity
As a scholar of both law and philosophy, UConn Law Professor Thomas Morawetz has written extensively about legal philosophy and ethics. Over the years, however, he has also explored a range of topics with more subtle ties to the law, including literature, language and the subject of his latest book: identity. “Knowing Self, Changing Self: […]