Schools & Colleges
First Folio Exhibit Opens at UConn
UConn is also presenting a variety of related academic and cultural programs to complement the exhibition.
Neag School Faculty Awarded More Than $2M in IES Grants
Two Neag School faculty members in the Department of Educational Leadership have recently received funding — totaling more than $2 million — from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES), as part of the latest round of grants issued by the National Center for Education Research (NCER)’s Education Research Grants Program.
The Road to Native Vegetation in Highway Design
A graduate student is commercializing new software he developed to make roadside native plantings more successful.
UConn Leaders Meet With Department Of Energy, Discuss Smart Manufacturing
UConn leadership recently met with the Department of Energy to discuss the Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute.
Look-alike ‘Smart Snacks’ Confuse Students, Parents
A UConn researcher says selling look-alike Smart Snacks in schools is a tool for marketing junk food brands to children.
Vascular Surgeon Helps Patient Beat Survival Odds
A 70-year-old survived an abdominal aortic aneurysm, thanks to the quick work of his surgeon and UConn John Dempsey Hospital.
Extension partners with NRCS to help agricultural producers prepare for drought
By Kim Colavito Markesich While Connecticut residents live in a state with ample water resources, we are beginning to notice some changes in precipitation trends. “Connecticut is very fortunate as we’re actually quite water rich,” says Angie Murdukhayeva, research assistant in UConn Extension. “We are getting rainfall, but there’s a shift in what we are […]
New Product Seeks to Prevent Premature Labor
With support from UConn's Innovation Corps program, a UConn Health doctor hopes to commercialize a new technology to address a rare but serious condition of pregnancy.
Milagros Castillo-Montoya: Pursuing a Path Toward Equity in Higher Education
A faculty member as well as interim director for the Neag School’s Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) program, Milagros Castillo-Montoya has brought along her knowledge and passion for teaching and learning in classrooms with diverse college students.
A Brighter Future with 100 New White Coats
The White Coat Ceremony for 100 medical students of the Class of 2020 was held on Aug. 26 in the new, state-of-the Academic Rotunda at UConn School of Medicine.