Schools & Colleges
Greenhouse Studios’ First Projects Grapple with ‘The Limits of Text’
Greenhouse Studios, a new research unit at the University of Connecticut, is beginning implementation of a collaboration-first approach for the creation and communication of scholarship thanks to a $789,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This award is the first of its kind at UConn and part of the Mellon Foundation’s Scholarly Communications program, […]
Scientist studies canopy structure for carbon sequestration and roadside management
By Jason M. Sheldon. Connecticut’s forests have been transformed over the years to meet the needs of its inhabitants. Before the arrival of European settlers, Native Americans burned forests in order to clear underbrush and create habitat for the game species they hunted. In the early 1800s, when European settlers arrived in large numbers, forests […]
Class Action: Can School Administrators Benefit From Legal Training?
Trying to keep students safe while providing them a decent education, school administrators these days are bombarded by questions of privacy and equity that increasingly land them in court. It’s almost like you need a law degree to be a principal these days.
To Market, To Market, with Science Solutions
A Connecticut startup company’s journey in the land of innovation through UConn's Technology Incubation Program.
UConn Receives NSF Grant to Advance Soft Material Additive Manufacturing, Explores Partnerships
UConn was recently awarded an NSF grant to create a national research center that will expand the knowledge and use of soft material additive manufacturing.
The Seven New Planets Next Door
UConn astronomy experts discuss NASA's recent revelation that astronomers had discovered a nearby star with seven Earth-like planets, three of them potentially able to support life.
National Advocate for Hispanic Students to Continue Her Work at UConn
A newly hired marketing professor is committed to boosting the success of Hispanic students in completing their college degree.
UConn Receives NSF Award to Improve Power Grid Technology
UConn was recently awarded a National Science Foundation grant to create a new research center to develop advanced electrical power grid technologies.
Stage Left: Playwright Enters as CRT Director
Michael Bradford directs the Connecticut Repertory Theatre's production of two one-act plays, headlined by 'Waiting for Lefty,' which opens today.
World Premiere Performance by Sackler Composition Prize Winner David Dzubay on March 2
A world premiere performance of a composition by David Dzubay will be performed on March 2, 2017 at 8pm in von der Mehden Recital Hall. Tickets can be purchased at vdm.ticketleap.com. Composer David Dzubay, was named the recipient of the 11th Raymond and Beverly Sackler Music Composition Prize presented by the University of Connecticut, a […]