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Nate Okpych

Social Work Faculty Finds Social Capital Key to College Attendance in Foster Care Youth

Dr. Nathanael Okpych, who joined the UConn faculty this academic year, was selected to receive the 2017 Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Transforming Child Welfare Dissertation Award. As part of the award, Dr. Okpych presented his dissertation at the CSWE Child Welfare Track meeting in October. His work, with colleague Mark Courtney, was also featured […]

Mathieu receives his award from the Academy of Management, surrounded by past and present students. (John Mathieu/UConn School of Business)

Professor Mathieu Earns Prestigious Academy of Management Mentorship Award

The Academy of Management's Organizational Behavior Division has awarded its Mentorship Award to UConn Management Professor John Mathieu. It is the third prestigious award he has received in the last year.

Atlantic Ocean. The fast-attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757) surfaces for a formation sailing event while participating in the War of 1812 fleet exercise.

National Institute for Undersea Vehicle Technology Launched by Industry, Academia

The National Institute will build upon the experience and expertise of Electric Boat, UConn, and URI to bring promising innovations from the lab to the manufacturing floor faster.

Screenshot of a requested ship transit from Jacksonville, Florida, through the Panama Canal and on to San Diego. The bright circle at the foot of the image shows where the Panama Canal is and can be selected by the user.

Navy Using New UConn Software to Improve Navigation

The Navy is using new software developed by UConn engineering professor Krishna Pattipati to vastly improve the ability to route ships through unpredictable situations.

Stephen Park (UConn School of Business)

Business Law’s Stephen Park Honored with ‘Distinguished Early Career Faculty’ Award

Business Law Assistant Professor Stephen Park was awarded the Distinguished Early Career Faculty Award by the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) at the 2017 annual conference in Savannah, Georgia in August.

Raman Bahal, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Raman Bahal Joins the Pharmaceutical Sciences Team

Raman Bahal brings a strong research background and an a knack for collaboration to his position as Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

'We are shortchanging our kids when we allow them to be sleep-deprived,' says UConn Health sleep expert Dr. Jennifer Kanaan. 'Those who get enough sleep will do better in school, better in sports, and better in their relationships.' (Getty Images)

Influencing School Start Times With Science

As we near the end of daylight saving time and gaining an extra hour of sleep comes to mind, physicians from the UConn Health Sleep Disorders Center discuss efforts to modify school start times in recognition of adolescents’ sleep habits. Drs. Jennifer Kanaan and Daniel McNally have been to several towns in recent years to […]

For three years running, UConn John Dempsey Hospital has received the highest "A" patient safety rating available from The Leapfrog Group (UConn Health Photo/Janine Gelineau).

UConn John Dempsey Hospital Top-Ranked in Patient Safety for Three Years

UConn John Dempsey Hospital has been awarded the highest A-rating in patient safety by The Leapfrog Group three years in a row.

Sculpture of the Chinese philosopher Confucius. (Getty Images)

Op-ed: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About Dealing with Grief

The pain of grief is part of human existence. Daoist and Confucian philosophy can help find meaning in grief, says philosophy professor Alexus McLeod.

Researchers Discover Super-Elastic Shape-Memory Material

UConn materials science and engineering researcher Seok-Woo Lee and his colleagues have discovered super-elastic shape-memory properties in a material that could be applied for use as an actuator in the harshest of conditions, such as outer space, and might be the first in a whole new class of shape-memory materials. If you have ever had […]