Schools & Colleges
College Walktober events offers visitors the great outdoors in Storrs
This October, the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources will host three Walktober events, offering visitors the opportunity to explore the great outdoors on and near the UConn Storrs Campus. Each year, The Last Green Valley, Inc., a federally designated National Heritage Corridor comprising 35 towns in eastern Connecticut and south-central Massachusetts, organizes Walktober, a month-plus-long opportunity to explore […]
Student Perspective: Britney Reynolds ’19 (BUS, CLAS)
A new U.S. citizen, this psychology and business major still contributes to a scholarship she established in her name in Jamaica.
Veitner Becomes Field Hockey’s All-Time Leading Scorer
Now with 103 total goals, senior Charlotte Veitner also ranks first in career goals scored among all active Division I players across the country.
Fishing for New Antibiotics
A UConn chemist discovers a new mode of action for antibiotics, using antibacterial peptides found in fish.
International Student Embraces Research Opportunities at UConn
Colombia native Brian Aguilera '19 (CLAS) was one of a select group taking part in a new research program for undergraduates to work with faculty at UConn Health.
Neag School Hosts Global Sports Mentoring Program Emerging Leader
The Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP)’s Empower Women Through Sports Initiative is an international initiative co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and espnW that partners emerging female leaders from 17 countries with leading executives and experts in the U.S. sports industry. For the second consecutive year, Neag School faculty members Jennie McGarry and Laura Burton will be serving in the coming weeks as hosts.
First Phase of Dental Care Center Completed
The first phase of UConn Health's renovated Dental Care Center is completed with the latest technology and patient care amenities.
Coveted Class: Baseball and Society: Politics, Economics, Race, and Gender
Human development and family studies professor Steven Wisensale has designed a curriculum about baseball that isn’t a softball.
UConn Alum Heads State’s First Food Waste-to-Energy Plant
'It's staggering what we throw away,' says Brian Paganini '03 (BUS), who launched his business, Quantum BioPower, last December.
Holster Scholars Present on Topics from Cancer to Plastic to Aging
Eight ambitious students from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and School of Engineering conducted research that they began planning in their freshman year at UConn.