Schools & Colleges
College faculty to facilitate collaborations with Cuban researchers
By Jason M. Sheldon. Five College faculty members traveled to Cuba last week for a networking event at the Institute of Animal Science (ICA) in furtherance of the Cuba Research Initiative. The three-day event consisted of presentations and discussions of agricultural and animal science issues with a focus on developing new projects and collaborations between researchers […]
Get Ahead of Bullying and Hate Speech, Says Education Expert
A UConn education expert discusses proactive steps that schools can take to help moderate the effects of hate being modeled on the national stage.
Best M&As Enhance Consumer Perception of Products
UConn research finds that consumer-product companies that execute well-thought-out mergers and acquisitions can tap a customer gold mine.
UConn Named to Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute
The initiative aims to increase small manufacturers’ use of robots by 500 percent. UConn researchers will focus on aerospace & shipbuilding robots.
Professor Marsden Honored for Lifetime Achievement
James Marsden, a 24-year UConn School of Business faculty member, has received the LEO Award--an international lifetime achievement award--from the Association for Information Systems.
Remembering Dr. Michael Howard
Dr. G. Michael Howard, 81, professor emeritus of chemical engineering, passed away on December 21, 2016.
Grant awards fund new conservation science initiatives
By. Jason M. Sheldon. Projects stemming from the Natural Resources Conservation Academy (NRCA) were recently awarded over $3 million in grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The funds will be used to initiate two research projects that will expand the scope and reach of the academy’s […]
New Chief of General Internal Medicine at UConn Health
UConn Health has appointed Dr. Eric Mortensen as the new chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine.
Elders’ Stress Response May Worsen Depression’s Impact
UConn Health researchers say that depressed elders who are also easily stressed are prone to worse cognitive outcomes, and could benefit from alternative treatments for their depression.
University Of Hartford Names New President, UConn Alum Gregory Woodward, B.M. ’77
By Kathleen Megan, Hartford Courant The University of Hartford Board of Regents has appointed Gregory S. Woodward, a Midwest college president with roots in West Hartford, as the university’s next president. Woodward, who will take office July 1, has been president of Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis., since 2012. He will succeed Walter Harrison, who […]