Schools & Colleges

Moriah Jefferson '16 (CLAS) during the national semi-final game against Oregon State, April 3, 2016. (Stephen Slade '89 (SFA) for UConn)

New Grant to Evaluate Muscle Extension Exercise in ACL Rehab

Assistant professor of kinesiology, Lindsey Lepley will use a novel rodent model of ACL injury to study the effectiveness of different exercise therapies to promote muscle and knee joint health.

The Accounting Department will soon begin offering a new Advanced Business Certificate in Accounting Analytics. (iStock photo)

Graduate Certificate in Accounting Analytics to Debut

The Accounting Department will soon begin offering a new Advanced Business Certificate in Accounting Analytics.

Professor George Sugai speaks with the representatives of the Federal Commission on School Safety about PBIS during a field visit by the Commission to a school in Maryland. (Screenshot from U.S. Department Education Livestream)

George Sugai Joins Federal Commission on School Safety Field Visit

This morning, Neag School Professor George Sugai, an expert in positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS), was invited to speak about PBIS and improving school climate with representatives from the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Commission on School Safety, who made a field visit to an elementary school in Maryland’s Anne Arundel County to learn more about the impact of implementing PBIS practices.

Rachel Eyler UConn Pharmacy Teacher of the Year

Rachel Eyler Named UConn School of Pharmacy 2018 Teacher of the Year

Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice Rachel Eyler earns her second Teacher of the Year award.

UConn Law graduates

Law Graduates Urged to Seek Compromise

Judge Cornelia T. L. Pillard, delivering the keynote address at the 95th commencement of UConn School of Law, urged graduates to be open to compromise. “In the face of everything that divides us, our job as lawyers, as human beings, is to work conscientiously to help people figure out, with all our differences, how to […]

College SNAP-Ed projects help thousands eat healthier

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides financial assistance and nutrition-related programming to millions of low-income individuals and families.

George Bollas, assistant professor of chemical materials and biomolecular engineering at his lab at the UConn Center for Clean Energy Engineering on July 24, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Receives National Award to Improve Precision Manufacturing

UConn is one of ten projects selected by the Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CESMII) to advance smart manufacturing technologies in the United States.  The work is spearheaded by George Bollas, assistant professor of chemical materials and biomolecular engineering.

A Columbia class submarine. A UConn research team has developed a new 2-D, nanostructured insulator material with highly improved electrical and thermal characteristics, moving the U.S. Navy closer to a shift in how submarines are powered. (Wikipedia Photo)

UConn Researchers Advance Submarine Power

The UConn team has developed a new 2-D, nanostructured insulator material with highly improved electrical and thermal characteristics, moving the U.S. Navy closer to a shift in how submarines are powered.

Control cultures from Min Tang-Schomer's lab where neurons are grown in vitro with electrode stimulation. (Min Tang-Schomer, UConn Health)

At UConn, Great Minds Discuss Brain Research

Some of UConn’s best minds took a long, hard look at the brain at the Institute for Brain and Cognitive Studies (IBACS) Meet & Speak event on May 8 and 9.

Alina Lerman and Debanjan Mitra will join the UConn School of Business faculty this fall. (Alina Lerman, Debanjan Mitra)

New Business Faculty Drawn by UConn’s Reputation

The UConn School of Business is welcoming two distinguished veteran faculty members this fall, including an accounting expert from Yale and a marketing professor who studies innovation.