Schools & Colleges
Program Seeks to Bring Best of Nursing and Business to Long-Term Health Care Management
The Schools of Business and Nursing are forming a new collaboration to administer the highly successful Graduate Certificate Program in Long-Term Health Care Management. Offered by UConn’s School of Business for over 40 years, the graduate certificate program has prepared seven out of every 10 current skilled nursing-home administrators in Connecticut. Alumni also serve in […]
Using Student Data to Predict and Prevent High School Dropouts
Each year, more than half a million students drop out of high school in the United States. But what if schools could predict which individuals were most at risk for dropping out — and perhaps even take action to prevent such an outcome? As it turns out, such a scenario is closer than ever to becoming a reality.
New Grant to Study Harms and Effectiveness of Medications in Older Adults with Depression
Two pharmacy practice professors have been awarded $380,000 to assemble and work with a diverse panel of experts to study the treatment of depression for older adults.
A Quake in the Health Care Industry
The health care industry is likely to rapidly promote innovation in the wake of the recent announcement by the CEOs of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase, says David Souder of the School of Business.
UConn Law Alumnus and ‘Marshall’ Scriptwriter Speaks at Screening
“The only way to get through a bigot’s door is to break it down,” actor Chadwick Boseman, playing Thurgood Marshall, declares at a pivotal point in the film Marshall. The statement elicited a hum of agreement from the audience gathered at Spotlight Theatres in downtown Hartford on January 25, 2018, to celebrate the film and […]
UConn Health Physicians Named Best Doctors by Hartford Magazine
Hartford Magazine's "annual Best Doctors" listing is out and 46 UConn Health physicians made the list.
Scientists Identify Weight Loss Ripple Effect
When one member of a couple commits to losing weight, chances are the person's partner will lose weight, too, a UConn study says.
Extension and Connecticut Dept. of Ag team up to ensure state’s growers FSMA compliant
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 46 percent of foodborne illness outbreaks between 1998 and 2008 were attributed to fresh produce. The Produce Safety Rule (PSR) was created as part of the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This rule established science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing and holding of fruits […]
Tyler Ackley ’19 (Pharm.D.) Named 2018 University Scholar
The School of Pharmacy's newest University Scholar is Tyler Ackley '19 (Pharm.D.) whose impressive record of research and academics earned him this prestigious honor.
Student-Athlete Strong: Courtney Akerley
'It is always made clear that we are students first and athletes second,' says high-achieving student-athlete Courtney Akerley of the Women's Cross Country team.