Schools & Colleges
Law Students Teach High School Students Constitutional Law
Hartford high school students came to UConn School of Law on April 27, 2017, to present their final arguments in a moot court case about a cell phone search and a student’s rap song. Arguments in the hypothetical case, involving the Fourth and First Amendments, were the culmination of a program offered through the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional […]
Graduates Lauded at 2017 UConn Law Commencement
Author and journalist Emily Bazelon delivered the keynote address to a celebratory crowd of graduates and their families on May 21, 2017, at the 94th commencement at UConn School of Law. “Get to know people whose lives have been ensnared by crime, the victims and the perpetrators. Often they’re not as different from each other […]
Which Wine to Try? Business Students Validate New App
UConn graduate students used their business analytics skills to verify a sophisticated tool that helps consumers select a wine that satisfies their personal tastes.
Improving the Teaching of Writing
More than 525 Connecticut teachers have attended a Connecticut Writing Project Summer Institute since it began 35 years ago.
Consumer Reports: UConn is Home to High Patient Safety
Consumer Reports has recognized UConn John Dempsey Hospital with one of the highest patient safety score ratings in Connecticut.
An Art Museum’s Role on Campus
The William Benton Museum of Art, has a permanent collection of 6,500 works of art, and serves not only as UConn’s campus art museum but as Connecticut’s State Art Museum. The Benton hosts talks, campus art walks, academic and non-academic discussions, musical performances, family programs, and many special exhibitions throughout the year. The Museum was […]
Crash Database Developed at UConn Gets National Attention
The database is becoming an essential tool for anyone seeking to improve safety on Connecticut’s roads and nationwide.
Physical therapy students’ challenge aims to prevent distracted driving
Laurie Devaney, clinical instructor in the Department of Kinesiology, was listening to NPR when she heard about a new app called JoyRyde, designed to give incentives for safe driving in an attempt to reduce injuries and deaths from distracted driving. “I teach the spine component of the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program, and one […]
Exhibit Opening: Obstreperous Puppets at The Ballard
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry will present the grand opening of its new exhibition Obstreperous Puppets: The Puppeteers Cooperative on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. “We are very happy that Sara Peattie has curated this exhibition for the Ballard Institute,” Ballard Director John Bell said, “and excited to see all these amazing […]
Genes Predict Cancer Patient’s Pain – or Lack of It
UConn researchers report genetic clues that point to those individuals likely to be most vulnerable to post-treatment pain.