Schools & Colleges
Alumnus Gordon Flynn ’56 Leaves $1 Million to UConn School of Business
UConn alumnus Gordon Flynn '56, an industrial engineer and research consultant who enjoyed collecting prints, paintings, clocks and unusual artifacts, has left his $1 million estate to the School of Business.
Mini Medical/Dental Program Graduates 66 High Schoolers
UConn Health had another successful graduating class of its Mini Medical/Dental Program with 66 students from 22 high schools across Connecticut.
Economics of the New Hospital Tower
As UConn Health nears the milestone of opening the new hospital tower, the centerpiece of the Bioscience Connecticut capital projects, another major milestone has been surpassed. More than 5,000 construction jobs have now been created on the UConn Health campus
New Division Chief of Rheumatology
Dr. Santhanam Lakshminarayanan has been promoted to Division Chief of Rheumatology at UConn Health. He will continue with many of his clinical research endeavors, as well as the directorship of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program.
UConn Health Doctors Named Top Docs by Connecticut Magazine
Thirty physicians at UConn Health were named to Connecticut Magazine's 2016 Top Docs list.
UConn to Welcome Students in Two New Learning Communities
A residential community for transfer students and another for African-American student researchers and scholars will open in the fall.
UConn Dentist Says Restored Teeth Need Lifelong Care
It's not just natural teeth that need regular care, according to new national guidelines with a UConn dentist as lead author.
Two CLAS Professors Named Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors
Frank Costigliola, professor of history, and Michael Willig, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, received the University’s highest academic honor at the March 30 Board of Trustees meeting.
$5.75 Million Grant to Focus on Improving Public Discourse
Examining the role of humility in public discourse could promote more constructive discussion about divisive issues in politics, says UConn's Michael P. Lynch.
Researcher studies marketing of unhealthy foods to children and teens
According to UConn’s Rudd Center For Food Policy and Obesity, food marketing aimed at children contributes to poor diet and childhood obesity. Jennifer Harris, associate professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences, says food companies spend approximately $2 billion a year marketing food to children and teens. This extensive marketing of unhealthy snack foods […]