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Cameron Faustman

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 […]

University students on a busy stairway. (Getty Images)

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.

‘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 […]

Diana Sobieraj, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice (Sheila Foran/UConn Photo)

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.

Associate professor of mechanical engineering George Lykotrafitis, left, and Ph.D. student Kostyantyn Partola demonstrate their whole blood rheometer technology. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

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.

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.

Money bag against a U.S. flag as background. Concept of the Super PACs' influence on the Presidential elections in the United States. (Getty Images)

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.

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.

The UConn Foundation is a proud designated charity for this year’s Eversource Hartford Marathon. If you're looking for a race team with a good cause, join the UConn Foundation’s team — all proceeds will benefit the Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health.

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.

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.