Schools & Colleges
Interim dean values College’s people-centered culture
As a former undergraduate student, assistant professor, associate professor, professor, interim department head, department head, associate dean and, now, current interim dean, Cameron Faustman has a deep and wide knowledge of the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) and its people. He has nearly 29 years of professional experience in the College. “It is a […]
September 6, 2017 | Patsy Evans
Study: Racism Rooted in Small Things People Say and Do
New study looks at prejudicial attitudes toward blacks among undergraduates at a university in the South.
September 6, 2017 | Combined Reports
‘Outside My Name or Through Other Eyes’ Reinterprets the Harlem Renaissance and American Modernism
Outside My Name or Through Other Eyes, an exhibit featuring the work of Brooklyn, NY artist William Villalongo, opens at UConn’s Contemporary Art Galleries on September 11. The artwork weaves the artist’s aesthetic and social interests together with aspects of Pablo Picasso and Aaron Douglas’s visual vocabulary. Villalongo’s paintings, collage works and prints draw upon […]
September 5, 2017 | Ginger Jenne
Diana Sobieraj Receives Prestigious New Investigator Award from ACCP
Rising young researcher in Pharmacy Practice, Diana Sobieraj, wins presigious New Investigator Award from the ACCP.
September 5, 2017 | Sheila Foran/School of Pharmacy
New Device for Testing Heart Health
UConn engineering researchers have developed a device to test an important indicator of heart health that is often ignored – blood viscosity.
September 5, 2017 | Jessica McBride, UConn Office of the Vice President for Research
Want a Job? It’s Still About Education
During the 20th century, there was nothing that could help you achieve labor market success more than a good education. Even today, education is one of the strongest predictors of whether someone is employed and how much he or she is paid. Yet, the rules have changed.
September 1, 2017 | Shaun M. Dougherty
Super PACs ‘Based on Ideology Rather than Business’
Super PACs created to influence presidential and congressional election campaigns are primarily associated with ideological and issue-based causes rather than businesses, say UConn researchers.
September 1, 2017 | Kenneth Best
Special Education Program Receives $1.3M Leadership Grant
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $1.3 million in funding through its Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to the Neag School’s special education program for a project that will fully fund five doctoral students in the areas of literacy, positive behavioral supports, and transition, with four-year competitive fellowships for each student.
August 31, 2017 | Stefanie Dion Jones
Top 10 Hartford Marathon Health and Safety Tips
Preparing to run the Eversource Hartford Marathon on Oct. 14? Here are the top 10 health and safety tips for you to prepare now and for race day from UConn Health's experts in Orthopedics & Sports Medicine and the Calhoun Cardiology Center.
August 30, 2017 | Lauren Woods
10 Questions With Kevin Liner, Lifelong Learner
Current Ph.D. student and two-time Neag School alumnus Kevin Liner ’10 (CLAS), (ED), ’11 MA is knee-deep in his doctoral studies, focusing his research interests on mathematics education.
August 30, 2017 | Shawn Kornegay