Schools & Colleges

To Speed Human Limb Growth UConn Joins Biomanufacturing Consortium

UConn has joined the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute to accelerate human limb growth by sharing its advanced human tissue and limb regeneration breakthrough technologies.

Pictured from left: Wei Wang '17, Juliet Greenblatt '18, Ankur Jain '18, and Brad Goodman '17 (UConn photo)

MBA Team Triumphs

The case challenge centered around the future of tech giant Apple Inc. and whether the company should invest money in improvements to its existing products, such as Apple Watches or AppleTV, or expand into a completely new field, for instance developing an Apple Car.

The Eye That Cries (El ojo que llora), Lima, Peru. (Photoholica Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

From Conflict to Peace: The Role of Art

Memorials commemorating a nation’s past conflicts can help build a more peaceful future, say two UConn researchers.

Photo, left to right: MSBAPM students Zhong He '17, Xin "Amy" Ni '16, and Jun Sun '16 pose for a photo with Patrick Buckley, manager of the Advanced Analytics Leadership Development Program at Travelers, following the UConn team’s victory. (Xin "Amy'' Ni)

MSBAPM Team Wins Travelers Analytics Case Competition

Extra research, attention to detail, and a lively presentation boosted an MSBAPM team from Hartford to a championship in a hard-fought, three-month, four-round Travelers Analytics Case Competition.

Under the leadership of Dr. Cato T. Laurencin UConn is joining ARMI to speed human limb growth and share its advanced technologies. In Photo with Laurencin are Dr. Lakshmi Nair, Dr. Yusuf Khan, Dr. Linda Barry and Trisha Pitter (McCarthy/UConn Foundation).

To Speed Human Limb Growth UConn Joins Biomanufacturing Consortium

UConn has joined the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) to accelerate human limb growth by sharing its advanced human tissue and limb regeneration breakthrough technologies.

UConn Health's new NICHE program's leadership team is bringing together all resources and interdisciplinary staff to further enhance care for older adults 65 years of age and older (Photo: UConn Health/Janine Gelineau).

UConn Health Enhancing Geriatric Care

To further enhance its excellent geriatric care services UConn Health has joined NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) to improve patient care, patient satisfaction, and clinical outcomes for those 65 years of age and older.

UConn Health nursing staff wheel a patient into the new hospital tower. (Janine Gelineau/UConn Health Photo)

School of Nursing Receives Prestigious Nursing Scholars Grant

The initiative aims to increase the number of nurses with doctorates nationwide.

An elderly man taking his pills. (Getty Images)

When Pills are the Problem: The Movement to Deprescribe

Do you still need all the meds you're taking? Clinical professor Sean Jeffery recommends reviewing your medications with your physician every year.

Shira A. Scheindlin Named 2017 Day Pitney Visiting Scholar

Shira A. Scheindlin, a retired judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York known for high-profile cases involving civil rights and public policy, is the 2017 Day Pitney Visiting Scholar at UConn School of Law. She will visit the law school on April 4, 2017, to speak on the […]

Professor Emeritus Karla Fox (Melissa Ferrigno/UConn School of Business)

Emeritus Spotlight: Karla Fox

Since retiring from UConn, where her last full-time appointment was Interim Dean, Karla Fox has kept busy with a number of civic activities.