Schools & Colleges
A Family Full of Pharmacists and a Thirst for Adventure
One family with a commitment to the profession of pharmacy and a thirst for adventure.
March 29, 2017 | Sheila Foran, School of Pharmacy
If it’s Monday This Must be Hartford
Being able to read airport signs in a variety of languages comes in handy when you're a world traveler.
March 27, 2017 | Sheila Foran, School of Pharmacy
Analyzing Political Risk
U.S. presidential historian and New York Times bestselling author Douglas Brinkley will be the keynote speaker at the 5th Annual Connecticut Risk Management Conference, sponsored by the University of Connecticut School of Business and its risk management program.
March 27, 2017 | Claire Hall
Innovation: Are Good Ideas Contagious?
Companies can nurture more creativity and innovation by identifying and strategically connecting their best innovators with other employees, because their talent and mindset will likely inspire co-workers.
March 24, 2017 | Claire Hall
For Caitlin Oswald ’09 (ENG), It IS Rocket Science
In 2015, the UConn engineering alumna was named to 'Fast Company' magazine's annual list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business for her pioneering work in additive manufacturing.
March 24, 2017 | Michael Hardy
UConn Art+Art History Hosts International Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Event
UConn Art & Art History stands in solidarity with the upcoming Art+Feminism Wiki Edit-a-thon. The disparity between males and females participating in media is shocking. Alarming statistics, such as less than 10% of Wikipedia contributors identify as female, show us that we must continue the struggle to have our voices and contributions heard. Let’s do […]
March 24, 2017 | Ginger Jenne
From Connecticut to Kenya: Sport Management Student Inspires Positivity
Sport management graduate student Khalil Griffith traveled to Kenya this past month for the second time, having visited previously in the summer of 2016. During this most recent trip, Griffith conducted workshops to promote healthy masculinity in villages throughout Kibera, a neighborhood in the city of Nairobi, and worked to implement positive youth curriculums in communities with the organization A Call to Men. Here, he shares his experiences from both trips, and how his ventures changed not only the lives of others, but his own as well.
March 23, 2017 | Stefanie Dion Jones
UConn Health Continues to Grow Its Clinical Faculty
Meet another six clinicians who recently joined UConn Health. Hillary Siddons is a UConn-trained audiologist who sees patients in Farmington at the Outpatient Pavilion and in Southington. She performs hearing tests and balance tests in patients of all ages, and additional clinical interests include cochlear implants, bone-anchored hearing aids, vestibular evaluations and adult amplification. Siddons […]
March 23, 2017 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
Scientists Pave Path for Tackling Rare Cancers Without Effective Treatments
Genomic analysis is opening the doors to diseases that could never have been understood through traditional biomedical research because there simply aren’t enough patients to observe.
March 23, 2017 | Lauren Woods
All in the Family at Avery Point
Aspiring pharmacist Mohammad Mansour – and his five siblings before him – chose to begin their UConn journeys at Avery Point.
March 22, 2017 | Shobha Venkatraman