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UConn Management Professor Timothy B. Folta (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

Enhancing Corporate Strategy

International Conference Organized by Professor Folta Yields Strategic Management Book An international conference about resource redeployment in multi-business or multi-product firms, organized by UConn management professor Timothy B. Folta, has yielded a new book on the subject. “I am thrilled with the publication of this cutting-edge research on how and why multi-business firms benefit from […]

Jennifer Buden.

Registered dietitian treats eating disorders and promotes worksite health through preventive care

By Jason M. Sheldon. The ability to combine learning and hands-on experience in nutritional counseling drew Jennifer Buden to the Coordinated Program in Dietetics in the Department of Allied Health Sciences as an undergraduate. The program, one of the few of its kind in New England, offers an opportunity for students to apply their practicum […]

A still life photo of a petri dish on top of an illustration of the human body. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

‘Heart-In-A-Dish’ Sheds Light on Genetics of Heart Disease

Advances in research on the human heart put UConn Health on the cutting edge.

New Year's resolution to exercise more.

Pick Realistic New Year’s Resolutions

Sticking with resolutions comes down to increasing the good to decrease the bad, says Bradley Biskup at UConn Health.

With just a few days left in 2016, a selection of faculty, staff, students, and alumni share hopes for next year.

UConn Nation Hopeful for the Coming Year

With just a few days left in 2016, a selection of faculty, staff, students, and alumni share hopes for next year.

Social instability is in our future, says Peter Turchin. (Getty Images)

Social Instability Lies Ahead, Researcher Says

UConn professor Peter Turchin predicts that social instability and political violence will peak in the 2020s.

Old Sturbridge Hires Tinsel The Talking Christmas Tree Built by UConn Puppeteers

Visitors to Old Sturbridge Village this month can meet and talk with Tinsel the Talking Christmas Tree, a puppet designed by puppeteers from the UConn Puppetry program.

Auxiliary Appealing for New Members to Keep up Good Deeds

What do the Connucopia Gift Shop, the Creative Child Center, UConn Health’s art collection, and the patient education floors in the Outpatient Pavilion have in common? They were all made possible by the UConn Health Auxiliary, a small group of dedicated volunteers whose efforts help raise money for those and other programs to benefit the […]

Senior woman in conversation at Christmas dinner. (vm/Getty Images)

Hidden Hearing Loss Revealed

Researchers at the UConn School of Medicine have developed a new test that can identify hearing deficits in some people who have normal hearing test results.

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria. (SCIEPRO/Getty Images)

UConn Researchers Kill MRSA with Tailored Chemistry

UConn medicinal chemists have developed experimental antibiotics that kill the often deadly bacteria MRSA.