Schools & Colleges
UConn Dental Student Serves, Studies in Guatemala
Emily Keller's altruistic and academic missions come together in a poor Central American village.
Student-Athlete Strong: Tosin Adeniyi
'I am one of the luckiest girls to have received such an amazing education and college experience through volleyball.'
New Software Can Pinpoint Hate Groups’ Radicalization Sites
A UConn Stamford business professor has developed software that can comb the internet, including the dark web, and identify terrorist content.
Food Swamps Predict Obesity Rates Better Than Food Deserts
A new UConn Rudd Center study found that easy access to fast- and junk-food outlets was a better predictor of high obesity rates than lack of access to affordable, nutritious food.
The 411 on the New Blood Pressure Guidelines
UConn Health Calhoun Cardiology Center's Dr. William B. White, past president of the American Society of Hypertension, sounds off on the large impact the AHA/ACC's newly issued blood pressure guidelines may have on you and millions of other Americans.
How Birds are Rescheduling their Lives Around Climate Change
'We were expecting them to only move in space, but we’ve demonstrated they also move in time,' says UConn researcher Morgan Tingley.
Alumni Updates and News
Alumni News Tara John (M.S. Electrical Engineering, ‘17) has joined Comcast Corporation as a technical research and development engineer working with Jim Fahrny, a Senior Fellow, conducting cybersecurity research. John moved to the U.S. from India to pursue graduate study performing research under the guidance of Charles H. Knapp Associate Professor Marten van Dijk’s Secure […]
Emeriti and Retired Faculty Family Celebrate the Spirit of Thanksgiving
On Sunday, November 5, 2017, UConn Engineering emeriti and retired faculty family gathered for an annual luncheon at the UConn Foundation Board Room. Old friends and colleagues warmly greeted one another with hugs and handshakes, smiles and backslaps. This is a group of people for whom the university has been a significant aspect of their […]
Law Professor’s Book Connects Psychoanalysis and the Law
Anne Dailey addresses popular misconceptions about psychoanalysis, including the idea that psychoanalytic ideas about the unconscious directly conflict with the law’s presumption that each individual, unless insane or coerced, acts upon the basis of free will.
Bacterial Fats, Not Dietary Ones, May Deserve Blame for Heart Disease
A new study by UConn scientists suggests that the fatty molecules linked to heart disease may come not only from what you eat, but from the bacteria in your mouth. The research may explain why gum disease is associated with heart trouble.