Schools & Colleges
Business and Human Rights
When a United Nations committee met last month in Geneva, Switzerland, to prepare new guidance on business and human rights, six UConn faculty offered suggestions to bolster the international treaty.
On EIR and Conducting: an Interview with Professor Harvey Felder
We sat down with Associate Professor Harvey Felder, the Director of Orchestral Studies and Conductor of the UConn Chamber Orchestra, as he discussed the recently initiated UConn Ensemble in Residence (EIR) Program. With the upcoming Ensemble in Residence performance on March 8th at 7pm in the Ferguson Library in Stamford, CT, the string orchestra is […]
Conference Explores Local Solutions for Global Climate Change
A sold-out crowd of academics, environmentalists, lawyers, planners, architects, and students assembled March 3, 2017, for the 22nd Gallivan Conference, “Municipal Climate Policy: Local Solutions for a Global Problem at UConn School of Law. The conference, convened by Professor Sara Bronin, the Thomas F. Gallivan Chair in Real Property Law and cosponsored by the law school’s […]
Weight-Based Stigma an Obstacle to Sustaining Weight Loss
A new study from the UConn Rudd Center suggests that internalized negative weight-based attitudes in particular undermine personal efforts to sustain weight loss.
Accounting for Extreme Rainfall
A UConn scientist has confirmed that more intense rainstorms will likely continue as temperatures rise.
Show Us the Numbers!
Financial accounting may play an even more important role than previously recognized when it comes to corporate acquisition decisions, according to a UConn professor.
Accounting for Extreme Rainfall
A UConn climate scientist says more intense and frequent rainfall is coming, with no drop-off.
Every Day is Different for Christina Pornprasert
New faculty member Christina Pornprasert combines academic and population health roles.
A Lesson from Enron: Charter Schools Need More Oversight
A UConn professor of education and law draws parallels between financial mismanagement in the charter school sector and the notorious Enron accounting scandal.
Japanese Drum Troupe, Kodo, Brings DADAN to Jorgensen
Kodo Presents the North American Premiere of DADAN: Celebrating a Sensational 35 Years, The World’s Supreme Taiko Drumming Troupe Brings Unparalleled Artistry and Athleticism to UConn’s Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Thurs, Mar 9, at 7:30 pm Kodo — the world’s foremost professional taiko company which has singularly played the most important role in […]