Schools & Colleges
UConn Engineering Announced as Partner Institution for $14.2M Regional Transportation Center
In a coalition of schools led by the University of Maine, the University of Connecticut School of Engineering will be a participant in the Region 1 University Transportation Center: Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center (TIDC), funded by a five-year $14.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
June 15, 2018 | Eli Freund
Poker Has a ‘Tell’ About Strategic Thinkers
A new study on high-stakes poker reveals how people process information in competitive settings.
June 15, 2018 | Kristen Cole, University of Connecticut, and Karen Michele Nikos-Rose, University of California, Davis
How Dropping Out of High School Helped Grad Student Learn About Teaching
Julie Bartucca from the UConn 360 podcast discusses with Ph.D. candidate Kristi Kaeppel how her background informs her research today.
June 15, 2018 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA
Spontaneous and Abstract – Summer Art at UConn Health
The work of Tom Cameron and Kathleen Dal Santo will be shown at the Celeste LeWitt Gallery at UConn Health until September 20, 2018.
June 14, 2018 | Carolyn Pennington
Launch of New Hartford Passenger Line Part of ‘Train Renaissance’
UConn finance and real estate professor Jeffrey Cohen on the new Hartford Line train service, which debuts on Saturday.
June 14, 2018 | Claire Hall
CAHNR provides many undergrad research opportunities
Various CAHNR students and faculty advisors/mentors are involved in undergraduate research projects. According to Associate Dean for Academic Programs Sandra Bushmich, undergraduates follow several avenues of exposure to research science.
June 13, 2018 | Patsy Evans
Op-ed: Summit with Kim is Boosting Trump’s Confidence. That Might Not Be a Good Thing
Having met Kim, the President will be even less likely to listen to experts in the intelligence and diplomatic communities, writes political scientist Stephen Dyson.
June 13, 2018 | Stephen Dyson, Department of Political Science
UConn Hosts Inaugural Brain Research Symposium
During the day-long event, nearly 30 scientists and clinicians “pitched” their current brain-related research projects to find potential collaborators.
June 12, 2018 | Jessica McBride, PhD
xCITE Conference Fosters Camaraderie Among Women Entrepreneurs
Some 180 people attended the annual xCITE conference, sponsored by the School of Business, which focuses on advancing women entrepreneurs, particularly in the technology sector.
June 11, 2018 | Claire Hall
UConn Celebrates Opening of Innovative New Engineering & Science Building
The new building addresses a pressing need for space within the School of Engineering, where enrollment has doubled over the past decade.
June 11, 2018 | Combined Reports