Schools & Colleges
Schools Key to Solving Fake News Problem, Says UConn Expert
'If I were going to invest in one thing, that’s where I would invest – giving teachers the instructional tools they can use to teach kids to think critically about online information.'
As Big E celebrates 100 years, partnerships with College still going strong
By Sara Putnam. Eastern States Exposition, or the Big E, as it is called, was established in 1916 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, with the goal of improving agriculture and highlighting the role it played in an increasingly industrializing world. J.L. Brooks, a Massachusetts businessman, founded the organization, which soon attracted support from all the New […]
An Engineering Alumnus’ Journey From an Internment Camp to UConn
Engineering Alumnus Satoshi Oishi was forced into an internment camp as a teen during World War II, and later excelled at UConn.
Feeling the Heat: The Urban Response to Climate Change
A survey of low-income Hartford residents shows many are concerned about climate change and want to learn more about it to protect themselves and their families.
Answers to Your Questions About the Interest Rate Increase
Rising rates signal better opportunities in the job market, says UConn finance expert Yaacov Kopeliovich.
Leading in Education – Dean E. Carol Polifroni
“Mrs. Widmer had developed progressive (for that time) ideas regarding nursing and nursing education. She had little sympathy with the old militaristic views of nursing; believed that patients were individuals, as were nurses and students in nursing . . . ; realized that a broad and deep education was essential to the preparation of the […]
Leading in Science – Erin Young and Kyle Baumbauer Team
“Since nursing is a practice profession, practice must form one cornerstone of our profession. At the same time, since it is . . . a profession, research, the discovery of new knowledge, the testing out of such knowledge, and the construction of a scientific base for practice, must form the other cornerstone.” – Dean Marlene […]
Our 75th Anniversary Next Year – Take Part in our Celebration!
Dear Alumni and Friends: In September, we formally announced the yearlong celebration recognizing University of Connecticut’s School of Nursing 75th Anniversary of excellence in education, practice, policy and research. From a small group of 13 students in 1942 to our current standing in the top 10% of Schools of Nursing nationally we have much to […]
Leading in Practice – Alumni, Debra A. Abromaitis
“With all this emphasis on the making of nursing an intellectual discipline comparable with other such disciplines, I hope most fervently that the professional nurse will not get too far away from the actual care of the patient . . . . I plead for skilled physical ministration as a very important part of patient […]
Leading in Teaching Nursing History – Dr. Thomas Long
“Whereof what’s past is prologue, what to come In yours and my discharge.” William Shakespeare, The Tempest. A line from Shakespeare’s last play decorates a corner of the United States Archives building in Washington, DC, as well as providing the title for a required course in the UConn School of Nursing’s final baccalaureate semester: Nursing’s […]