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Geno Auriemma, head coach of the UConn Women's Basketball program, shared stories of basketball, leadership and success with the new cohort of the Executive MBA program on Thursday. Lucy Gilson, head of the management department, served as event moderator. (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

Coach Auriemma Welcomes 2020 EMBAs, Shares Strategies

UConn Women's Basketball Head Coach Geno Auriemma faced one of the biggest challenges of his life in the second grade.

New Concussion Guidelines Focus on Youth Sports

Dr. Anthony Alessi, UConn Health neurologist and director of the UConn NeuroSport program, has the latest on recognizing and treating mild traumatic brain injury.

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UConn Joins National Academy of Inventors’ Global Academic Inventor Network

UConn is a proud member of the NAI, with a shared mission to not recognize a spirit of innovation within the academic community and nurture that spirit among the next generation of inventors.

Choral Concert Commemorates Those Lost to Gun Violence

Inspire: A Choir for Unity will perform their on-tour concert, Don’t Shoot, Just Listen, September 16th at 3:00pm at von der Mehden Recital Hall at the University of Connecticut.

The giant swallowtail butterfly, a newcomer to Connecticut, is one representative of increased biodiversity among insect species in the Northeast due to climate change. (Getty Images)

Insects Coping with Climate Change

Entomologist David Wagner says the number of insect species in Connecticut is increasing due to climate change. That's good news and bad.

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UConn Engineers Seek to Validate Methods of Testing Pyrrhotite in Concrete

The study, funded by UConn, aims to establish a rigorous framework for standardized testing.

Stamford Innovation Week

UConn Prominent in Stamford Innovation Week 2018

The UConn School of Business will bring top experts to present three timely and cutting-edge programs as part of Stamford Innovation Week (SiW), running Sept. 14 through 23 throughout the city.

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Treating Acute Pain in Prehospital Settings

Drs. William Baker, Jr. and Diana Sobieraj from UConn's School of Pharmacy have received funding from the AHRQ to address issues associated with acute pain management in the prehospital setting.

Morton Katz '51 attending a UConn School of Law reunion event in 2015. (Spencer A. Sloan for UConn)

99-year-old Law School Alum Finds Purpose as Public Defender

WWII veteran Morton Katz '51 is still putting the lessons he learned at UConn Law to good use as a special public defender at Hartford Superior Court.

Arvia Walker

One Woman Makes a Difference

Arvia Walker, ’13 MSW will be honored by the Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF) at their One Woman Makes a Difference awards dinner. The annual event celebrates women who make a difference in the lives of women and girls in Connecticut. Arvia received her Master’s in Social Work with a concentration in Community […]