Schools & Colleges
‘Be Our Guest’ in a Puppet Ant Building Workshop
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry will once again offer fall community puppet-building workshops with acclaimed Boston puppeteer Sara Peattie, to design and build over-life-size puppets of army ants and their associated species (“guests”) for the Celebrate Mansfield Parade and a special Ant Migration Pageant with the Hartford Hot Several Brass Band in Storrs, […]
UConn Health Helping Young Moms with Pulmonary Hypertension
Dr. Raymond J. Foley's Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program at UConn Health has been recently recognized by the national Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) for excellent patient care with designation as a Pulmonary Hypertension Regional Clinical Program. Read how one young Mom with pulmonary hypertension is crediting the advanced, comprehensive care of experts at UConn Health as her lifeline.
Computer Science Engineer Named Distinguished Professor
The award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, research, and service, and is the highest honor UConn bestows on its faculty.
Why (We Think) Atheists are More Likely to be Serial Killers
There is a global moral prejudice against people who do not believe in a god or gods, according to a new study by UConn anthropologist Dmitris Xygalatas and colleagues.
Engineering Alumna Named to Board of Trustees
Jeanine Armstrong Goiun '87 (ENG) has been elected to serve a four-year term on the Board, beginning in September.
Dyes Detect Disease through Heartbeat Signals
UConn Health researchers who developed voltage-sensitive dyes with potential in the field of drug discovery have launched a startup to spread their discovery beyond academia.
Eclipse as Omen: The Human Response
A UConn philosophy professor who has studied early astronomy across cultures discusses how humans have interpreted eclipses in history.
If Father Knows Best, Is He Right?
Political scientist Jeffrey Dudas discusses the concept of fatherhood in the mid-20th century conservative movement through the personal histories of three iconic figures who continue to influence today’s politics.
A Total Eclipse of the Heart (of America)
On Aug. 21, a solar eclipse will be visible throughout North America for the first time in 38 years. UConn astronomer Cynthia Peterson explains what to expect.
A nutritional leader emerges
A UConn nutritional sciences postdoctoral fellow, who was named an “emerging leader” in his field at a recent international event, began the path to nutrition research when he was studying biochemistry as a Nebraska undergraduate. “I was always curious about science and loved biochemistry. But, I never imagined being in nutritional sciences,” said Tho Pham, […]