Schools & Colleges
Source is Key to Credibility in Social Media Messaging
A new study shows that health information from a respected public health organization loses credibility when retweeted.
Emergency Dental Service Enhances Clinical, Academic Missions
Oral pain, bleeding and swelling can happen for any number of reasons, and they don’t restrict themselves to regular business hours. It’s why UConn Health has had around-the-clock coverage for dental emergencies since the early 70s. “We have the largest dental emergency service in the state,” says Dr. Steven Lepowsky, senior associate dean for education […]
U.S. Economist Shares Knowledge With Grad Students
The U.S. Economy: What’s Normal? Economist Cletus C. Coughlin, senior vice president and policy adviser to the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, was a guest lecturer in the School of Business’ graduate program on Sept. 27. Coughlin presented his knowledge on “The U.S. Economy: What’s Normal?” in Professor Jeffrey Cohen’s “FNCE […]
Cybersecurity Experts Come To UConn For CyberSEED
Cybersecurity experts from across the country journeyed to UConn for the third CyberSEED conference and competition.
UConn Establishes Synchrony Financial Center of Excellence in Cybersecurity
Stamford-based Synchrony Financial Pledges $2.2 million in philanthropic support across multiple programs.
‘You are an Entrepreneur!’
UConn’s New Xcite Conference Draws 200+ Women; Strives to Increase Connecticut’s Women Business Leaders It was a simple assignment that YouTube executive Kathryn Friedrich gave to the audience of 200 business women: take a minute and think of an entrepreneur. “If you’re not thinking of yourself, think again, because you are an entrepreneur,” she said. […]
The 1st Paramedics, Part 3: A Legacy of Service and Education
The last in a series about how UConn Health brought paramedics to Connecticut covers the elements of training that continue to enhance emergency medicine to this day, with the perspective of the men and women who started it all in 1975.
UConn Health Faculty News
The Academic Affairs Subcommittee of the Board of Directors at UConn Health recently approved faculty promotions and appointments.
Noyce Scholarships Offer Opportunity, Support for Careers in Teaching Science
Thanks to a $30,000 Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship, 43-year-old Arthur Lerner is now advancing his education through the Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates at UConn’s Avery Point campus. The scholarship is helping to create a smooth transition for him as he goes from nonprofit work to pursuing a career as a biology teacher.
10 Questions With First-Year Teachers in Puerto Rico
Two Neag School alumni, Gabe Castro ’14 (ED), ’15 MA, and Jill Linares ’14 (CLAS), ’15 MA, spent this past academic year — their first year of teaching — at Guamani Private School in Guayama, Puerto Rico.