Schools & Colleges
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.
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, […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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.
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.
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.