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UConn School of Medicine joins AΩA

UConn School of Medicine has been selected to become the 130th chapter of the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (AΩA).

Medical Education Skull Models Are Still Here Training Future Doctors

More information on the incorrect media reports of missing skulls at UConn School of Medicine at UConn Health.

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Early Standouts May Not Make Future Champions

A UConn researcher says U.S. sports focus too much on early performance, and that undermines our country’s potential success in the Olympics.

Attendees at the 2016 Intellectual Humility in Secondary Education Summer Institute discuss their beliefs on what causes genocide at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center on Aug. 1, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Moving the Conversation Forward

Twenty schoolteachers are on campus this week to learn how to help their students discuss complex issues in productive ways.

Salted water in the Dead Sea with salt crystals. (iStock Photo)

The Tiniest Parasites

A UConn study of bacterial parasites may shed light on how the human genome grew.

African American man looking through a window. (iStock Photo)

The Mental Health Costs of Racism

A UConn psychologist discusses racism, violence, and the resulting impacts on mental health.

From Student Teacher to CEO: Meet Alum Amanda Slavin ’08 (ED), ’09 MA

Neag School alum Amanda Slavin ’08 (ED), ’09 MA has taken the skills she learned in the Integrated Bachelor’s/Master’s program and is now applying them in a career in marketing as CEO and founder of Las Vegas-based startup Catalyst Creativ. This month, Teach.com — an educational web resource for information on becoming a great teacher in any state across the country — features Slavin in its “8 Questions” series, which showcases teachers who have transitioned their classroom skills into new and exciting careers in, and beyond, the field of education.

From left, long, color-blocked five-button blazer with gold, purple, and black pieced rayon crepe; matching black and purple skirt by Nichole Miller, 1987; turquoise suede power suit with long ‘80s lapels, with polyester jacquard blouse with jewel-toned paisley overprint by Hastings and Smith, 1985; fuchsia silk jacquard dress by Arnold Scaasi, 1988; green and yellow plaid skirt suit, with pink red and purple mohair, with matching Kelly green tweed skirt by Mary Ann Restivo, 1982; deep violet crepe de chine sheath gown by Maggy of London, 1983;

Eighties Exhibit Makes Fashion Statement

An exhibition of 'theatrical' 1980s fashions is on display at Jorgensen Gallery.

Dental students from UConn and Tufts teamed up for mini-medical/dental school at the Boston Museum of Science July 13.

Dental Students from UConn and Tufts Team Up

UConn dental students teamed up with students from Tufts for a mini-medical/dental school for middle-schoolers held at the Boston Museum of Science July 13. Dr. Michael Goupil, associate dean for students, and two fourth-year dental students, Onyinyechi Esonu and Christopher Haxhi, took part in the event organized by former UConn dental professor Melissa Ing. The […]

Environmental studies major Hannah Casey is gaining valuable work experience as an environmental monitor during an internship at the Millstone Nuclear Power Plant. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Intern Studying Ecosystem at Nuclear Power Plant

Environmental studies major Hannah Casey is gaining valuable work experience as an intern at Millstone.