Schools & Colleges
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 […]
January 3, 2017 | Claire Hall
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 […]
January 3, 2017 | Kevin Noonan
‘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.
January 3, 2017 | Nicole Davis for The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine
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.
December 29, 2016 | Lauren Woods
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.
December 28, 2016 | Lisa Stiepock
Social Instability Lies Ahead, Researcher Says
UConn professor Peter Turchin predicts that social instability and political violence will peak in the 2020s.
December 27, 2016 | Peter Turchin, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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.
December 22, 2016 | Ginger Jenne
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 […]
December 22, 2016 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
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.
December 22, 2016 | Lauren Woods
UConn Researchers Kill MRSA with Tailored Chemistry
UConn medicinal chemists have developed experimental antibiotics that kill the often deadly bacteria MRSA.
December 21, 2016 | Kim Krieger