Schools & Colleges

Chandy Appointed Department Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering

The UConn School of Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. John Chandy as the next department head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, effective the beginning of the Fall 2018 semester. Dr. Chandy will be taking over the role from Dr. Rajeev Bansal, who has been department head since 2009.

DOE Grant Aims to Increase Resilience of Distributed Energy Resources

Professor Peng Zhang from the University of Connecticut Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has received nearly $400,000 from the Department of Energy to develop a computational method for studying and predicting how our nation’s power grids, with high penetration of distributed energy resources (DER), like solar energy, will respond to various conditions and situations.

Alumni News for May 2018

From moving up the career ladder, to awards, our alumni are making their mark on the world! Check out some of their recent notable achievements in this latest installment of UConn Engineering's Alumni News.

UConn ASCE Teams Post Second Place Wins in Regional Competitions

Every spring, eighteen American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student conferences are held across the country with ambitious agendas including business meetings, professional/technical presentations, social activities, competitions, and awards banquets. At this year’s New England student conference, UConn came away with second place finishes in both the Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge competitions.

UConn Health’s Allergy Nurse to the Rescue

With very high pollen counts this week, UConn Today sat down for a Q & A with Pam Angelillo, RN, the allergy nurse for UConn Health for expert advice.

Microscope housed in the Advanced Light Microscopy Facility. (Carson Stifel/UConn Photo)

Core Research Facility Spotlight: Advanced Light Microscopy

The Advanced Light Microscopy facility is a part of UConn’s Center for Open Research Resources and Equipment (COR2E).

The Department of Natural Resources and the Environment: an overview

As evidenced by the name, faculty in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment (NRE) focus on management and conservation of our planet’s limited natural resources, including earth’s water and climate system, air quality, forests, fisheries and wildlife resources.

A sad little boy in a Syrian refugee camp in Turkey. (Getty Images)

Many Migrants Can Take Nothing for Granted

As a growing number of host nations raise concerns about national security, migrants are often denied their basic human rights, says sociology professor Bandana Purkayastha.

An example of an active classroom at Harrisburg Community College (Steelcase photo)

Industry Grant Funds New Active Learning Classroom

UConn was among 16 educational institutions chosen to receive the 2018 Steelcase Active Learning Center Grant from a pool of well over 1,000 applicants.

Jacqueline Loss, UConn professor of Latin American literary and cultural studies, is exploring the many meanings for Cubans of the term "fino" for Cubans in a multimedia project, "FINOTYPE." (Photo provided by Jacuqeline Loss).

Meet the Researcher: Jacqueline Loss, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Jacqueline Loss, UConn professor of Latin American literary and cultural studies, is exploring the many meanings for Cubans of the term "fino" in a multimedia project, "FINOTYPE."