Schools & Colleges
Post-baccalaureate certificate program prepares workplace health and safety professionals
The Department of Allied Health Sciences Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Online Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program is designed for professionals chosen to oversee OSH at their place of work, as well as those seeking a career change.
Combination Therapy for Improved Bone Repair
A new NIH-funded project explores combining cell-laden hydrogels and ultrasound technology to improve bone defect repairs.
Post-Filibuster: Confirming a Supreme Court Nominee in the New Era
Political scientist David Yalof discusses the process of selecting a Supreme Court Justice now that established norms have changed.
Leeches Help Solve Antibiotic Mystery Spanning Two Continents
A new UConn study provides proof that tiny levels of antibiotics found in the environment can result in antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Issue Brief: The Impact of Undocumented Status on Children’s Learning
Undocumented children and families face unique challenges that can affect their schooling experience and require the attention and care of educators. Chelsea Connery’13 (ED), ’14 MA, a former public school teacher and now a Neag School doctoral student in the Learning, Leadership, and Education Policy program, prepared the following issue brief — in affiliation with the Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) — about the impact of undocumented status on children’s learning.
PhD Student Selected for Emerging Scholar Award
PhD student, Lorin Mordecai MSW, LSW, was selected for the Emerging Scholar Award at the Ninth International Conference on Sport and Society in Miami, FL. A small number of Emerging Scholar Awards are given annually to outstanding graduate students and emerging scholars with an active research interest in the themes of the conference. As a recipient […]
UConn Responds to Need for K-12 Mandarin Teachers
The program will be taught on two different levels – in the five-year Integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s Program and the post-graduate Teacher Certification Program.
How Virtual Worlds Can Recreate the Geographic History of Life
Although our computer simulations were not designed to predict the future, they vividly reveal the dynamic power of climate change to shape life on Earth, write a UConn professor and former student.
From Cradle to Grave: Model Identifies Factors that Shaped Evolution
The study, published today in Science, brings us closer to knowing the complex interactions between topography and climate change, and how these factors influence the evolutionary histories.
New UConn Health Aging Researcher on Mission to Promote Healthy Aging
Ming Xu, Ph.D. has joined the UConn Center on Aging at UConn Health from the Mayo Clinic. Read about his new exciting aging research findings published this July in Nature Medicine showing how it may be possible to extend the human lifespan and healthspan someday with promising pharmacological interventions.