Schools & Colleges
New Compound Helps Activate Cancer-Fighting T Cells
UConn researchers have identified mechanisms responsible for improved immune system activity, offering new approaches for more effective cancer treatments and vaccines.
Javidi Wins Prestigious Award from The Optical Society
Dr. Bahram Javidi, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, is the 2018 winner of the prestigious Joseph Fraunhofer Award / Robert M. Burley Prize from The Optical Society. The award, given to one person in the country every year, was bestowed upon Javidi for his “seminal contributions to passive and active multi-dimensional imaging from nano- to micro- and macro-scales,” according to the award citation.
UConn Stands Out at American Pharmacists Assoc. Annual Meeting
Three individuals with UConn connections were honored at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) held in Nashville, Tenn. March 16 – 19. Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice Nathanial Rickles, Pharm.D., Ph.D., BCPP was named a 2018 APhA Fellow. This designation is based on criteria that includes a minimum of 10 years of […]
UConn Choirs: Singing Where the Songs Were Created
The UConn Choirs spent nine days in Austria and Italy, including memorable performances in Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart, and under Michelangelo’s most famous painting, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
First Procedure Performed in Hybrid OR
The state-of-the-art hybrid operating room at UConn Health is now up and running. Watch the video to see what makes this room special and how it benefits patients.
Women of Innovation Award Goes to Dr. Christine Finck
The 2018 winner of The Connecticut Technology Council's Women of Innovation Award for research and leadership excellence is Dr. Christine Finck of UConn School of Medicine and Connecticut Children's Medical Center.
Student-Athlete Strong: Maxim Letunov
'There is so much more to being an athlete in college than people think,' says the ice hockey player.
In Memoriam: Professor of Italian History Emiliana Noether
Emiliana Pasca Noether, a faculty member of the Department of History from 1968 until her retirement in 1987, died on March 24, 2018 at the age of 101.
Citrus tree has deep roots in UConn history
An orange tree belonging to Theodore Sedgwick Gold, an advocate for agricultural education and an original Board of Trustees member of UConn's founding institution, the Storrs Agricultural School, continues to thrive on campus.
How Privacy Concerns Drive Website Business Models
Limiting online privacy intrusion may be best accomplished through the invisible hand of the market itself, says business professor Ram Gopal.