Schools & Colleges

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CLAS Sponsors High School Science Olympiad

Forty-three teams of high school students from across Connecticut competed on Saturday, April 2, in the state’s annual Science Olympiad, to vie for glory and a trip to the national competition.

Kyle Baumbauer and Erin Young, at the Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington on March 31, 2016. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Pain in the Gut

Genetic variants may help explain why, given the same circumstances, one person can feel so much pain while another does not, says School of Nursing researcher Erin Young.

Undergraduate researcher Brendan Smalec in Professor Rachel O'Neill's lab. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

10 Young Scientists from UConn Earn NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

The NSF Graduate Research Fellowships are highly competitive and highly prestigious.

A photo of the Concert Choir, UConn's premier large choral ensemble for undergraduate and graduate students, at rehearsal. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Perfect Pitch

Photos of the Concert Choir, UConn's premier large choral ensemble for undergraduate and graduate students, at rehearsal.

Voice

Keeping Your Voice Pitch Perfect

UConn Health's Voice and Speech Clinic offers its top 10 tips for keeping your voice healthy and two community events to learn more: Discovery Series on April 14 and the 2016 World Voice Day Symposium on April 15.

CICATS YIIP

UConn’s Young Innovative Investigator Program Calls for Applicants to Develop and Increase Diversity for the Next Generation of Physician-Scientists

CICATS at UConn is accepting applications for its YIIP Scholars program for the 2016-2017 academic year. The program is aimed at soon to be or recent college graduates. The application submission deadline is Monday, April 25.

UConn Health April 2016 Programs, Events

UConn Health has many community programs and events scheduled for April and early May 2016.

Gravestones at the Potočari genocide memorial near Srebrenica. (Michael Büker Photo, via Wikimedia Commons)

Conviction, Acquittal: The Balkan War Crimes Verdicts

The verdicts of the UN tribunal against two perpetrators accused of crimes against humanity are discussed by UConn law and human rights professor Richard Wilson.

Three apprentices working with engineer on CNC machinery. (iStock Photo)

Stronger Business Collaborations Key to Career Education’s Future Success

Stronger business collaborations are key to career education's future success, according to a Manhattan Institute report authored by a UConn professor.

Student-athlete Kennedy Meier in a biology lab on March 23, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Kennedy Meier

The Husky swimmer and Babbidge Scholar says one of the biggest challenges student-athletes face is keeping up with academic work while traveling.