Schools & Colleges
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 […]
Student Leader – Victoria Sylvestre ’17
Life is what happens when you are making other plans, as many UConn School of Nursing students learn in the course of their classroom and clinical experiences. What makes a student a leader, however, is the ability to adapt to new circumstances and seize unexpected opportunities, a lesson not lost on pre-licensure student Victoria Sylvestre. […]
Leading in Policy – DNP Student, Christopher Yi ’18
“. . . the School could choose to move toward a leadership role in the nursing profession, committing its sizable faculty resources to pushing back the frontiers of knowledge in the art and science of helping people care for their health and overcome illness. The School could choose to firmly establish itself as a leader […]
Op-ed: How News Sites’ Online Comments Helped Build our Hateful Electorate
'Civility took leave of open discussions years ago – online,' says journalism professor Marie Shanahan.
Eyeing Early Detection of Precursor to Blindness
UConn scientists are working with a biomarker to enable earlier detection of a condition that leads to age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the U.S.
New Monitor Can Detect Early Signs of Heart Disease
UConn biomedical engineering researchers are developing new heart monitors to improve early detection of an irregular heartbeat.
Accounting Professor Honored Through New Scholarship
A beloved accounting professor who never regretted trading in the bustle of New York City for the tranquility of Storrs, will be honored through a new scholarship that bears his name.
Awards and Honors
Awards and honors continue to roll in for the faculty, staff and students at UConn Health. Read more about our recent accolades.