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UConn MS in Accounting Ranked Among Best Programs in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report (2017)

UConn MSA Among Best Programs in Nation

U.S. News and World Report has ranked the UConn School of Business' online Master of Science in Accounting program (MSA) among the best in the nation, for the third consecutive year.

MESTIZX NATION: Gonzalez and Menchaca at Contemporary Art Galleries, January 26 – March 10

The Contemporary Art Galleries will present an exhibition of artworks including paintings, prints and videos by Texas-based artists Suzy Gonzalez and Michael Menchaca. Prior to the artists’ reception, Gonzalez and Menchaca will present a public talk on their artwork at 5pm in UConn’s Art Building. This event is open to the public, and free of […]

UConn Health researcher Thomas Babor led a global review of youth exposure to alcohol advertising that concludes with a recommendation for statutory controls. (KatarzynaBialasiewicz/Getty Images)

Current Alcohol Marketing Controls Don’t Protect Youth

UConn Health researcher Thomas Babor led a global review of youth exposure to alcohol advertising that concludes with a recommendation for statutory controls.

Sugar Pines (Pinus lambertiana) in Sequoia National Park, California. UConn researchers are part of a team that has sequenced the Sugar Pine's enormous genome, offering the potential for using genetic resistance to fight an invasive fungus that threatens to destroy the species. (Silversypher via Wikimedia Commons)

The Fungus-Fighting Secrets in the Sugar Pine’s Genome

Researchers have sequenced the enormous genome of the world's tallest pine, offering the potential for using genetic resistance to fight an invasive fungus that threatens to destroy the species.

New Material Promises Benefits to Deep Space Travel

A UConn researcher has developed a new shape memory material that can help send unmanned probes to distant star systems.

Neag School Announces Recipients of 2017 Alumni Awards

The Neag School of Education and its Alumni Board are proud to announce the 2017 Neag School Alumni Award honorees. Six outstanding Neag School graduates will be recognized at the School’s 19th annual Alumni Awards Celebration in Storrs, Conn., on Saturday, March 18, 2017.

Seok-Woo Lee, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, at his lab at the Gant Complex on Oct. 27, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

New Material Promises Benefits to Deep Space Travel

A UConn researcher has developed a new shape memory material that can help send unmanned probes to distant star systems.

Professor of Art Emeritus, painter and photographer, Roger L. Crossgrove passes away at age 95.

Roger Lynn Crossgrove, Professor of Art Emeritus, painter and photographer, passed away peacefully at the age of 95, on December 14, 2016, in Storrs, CT. Roger was predeceased by his brother Dale, sister Ardyce, his former wife, Wynona, and a son, Cory. He is survived by his children; Chris and his wife Shoshana Levinson, Cathy, […]

Two women at a meeting with a lawyer. (ferrantraite/Getty Images)

Law Incubator Will Offer Affordable Legal Help

The Connecticut Community Law Center, opening at UConn Law in February, aims to help clients who don’t qualify for legal aid but can’t afford standard legal fees.

Cliff Nelson is retiring this semester after 19 years at UConn. (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

Retirement Beckons for Accounting Professor Cliff Nelson

Don’t misunderstand Cliff Nelson. It isn’t that he dislikes the students for whom accounting comes easily. They’re great. It’s just that the ones who struggle, persist and keep fighting until they understand the concepts—they’re the ones he enjoys the most. “When you help a struggling student, and you make a chart or draw a picture […]