Schools & Colleges
Mind Over Bladder: The Brain-Organ Connection
UConn Health's Dr. Phillip P. Smith is conducting research on the brain's connection with bladder function as we age.
Mind Over Bladder: Research Explores the Brain-Organ Connection
UConn Health’s Dr. Phillip P. Smith has been awarded a large research grant award called the Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging from the NIH’s National Institute on Aging.
Black Sea Project Discovers Unseen Medieval Ship
UConn nautical archaeologist Kroum Batchvarov says seeing the medieval shipwreck for the first time was 'a truly thrilling moment.'
Update on the New Engineering and Science Building
An update on the continued construction of the new Engineering and Science Building. The building will feature five stories of state-of-the-art lab space.
TJ McKenna ’18 Ph.D.: Changing How We Teach Science
For Ph.D. candidate Thomas “TJ” McKenna, a love for science may not be enough; his mission, it seems, has become focused just as much on sharing his love for making science accessible to the masses.
Tackling the Science of Disaster
Just weeks before the Nov. 22 earthquake in Japan, UConn faculty and students from three different departments visited the country to explore the potential to create new opportunities for international research in disaster science.
A Promise Fulfilled: The Stern Family’s Story
Linda Jo Stern ''77 (CAHNR) has fulfilled a pledge originally made by her late father, Joe Stern '44 (ENG), to establish a scholarship for female engineering students.
Wisdom from the Experts at Leadership Conference
From genoleads.uconn.edu: Geno Auriemma UConn Leadership Conference Offers Plethora of Advice for Rising Executives Transition is one of the most challenging aspects of leadership, but the ability to take charge in times of company turmoil or personal upheaval is the mark of a great leader. That was the message that some of the world’s top […]
Heirloom Turkeys a Link to Earliest Thanksgivings
Growing interest in locally grown food, plus the idea of eating a bird more like what the Pilgrims may have eaten, drive heirloom turkey sales around Thanksgiving, says UConn professor.
Coping Through Holiday Season Anxiety
A UConn Health psychiatrist offers tips for getting through potentially stressful holiday activities, including family get-togethers and post-election debates.