Schools & Colleges
Engineering Centennial Update
Join us for the all alumni reception on April 29!
February 29, 2016 | Eli Freund
MSW Student Overcomes Obstacles to Find Success
Precious Price’s early years were tough. She was born to a single mother, the fourth of six children. “I grew up in and out of foster care placements.” At 12, she was placed in foster care until she aged out at 22. “I ended up in several different placements while in care, but remained in […]
February 29, 2016 | Reesa Olins
African-American Women Could Be Decisive on Super Tuesday
UConn political scientist Evelyn Simien argues that African-American women will play a significant role in the choice of candidate in the primaries.
February 29, 2016 | Evelyn Simien, Political Science Department
Going, Going, Gone: A Fish Tale
Mark Urban's research on a key species of fish in the Arctic is a wake-up call that environmental policies need to change.
February 29, 2016 | Sheila Foran, and Angelina Reyes
What’s at Stake for Apple in iPhone Legal Case
UConn Professor and Comcast Center co-director Laurent Michel discusses cyber security and the IPhone case.
February 26, 2016 | Eli Freund
Law and Business Students Negotiate Together
About 40 UConn business and law students competed and collaborated last week in the second annual Business Law Negotiation Competition, working on the first day of the competition to settle a business dispute and on the second day to reach an agreement to build a dam.
February 26, 2016 | Lara Hopkins
‘Sense and Sensibility’ Tells Tale of Life and Love
Students playing roles in CRT's production of the period drama must portray characters across the generations as well as the centuries.
February 26, 2016 | Kenneth Best
New Hospital Tower Optimizes Safety, Privacy
When the new hospital tower at UConn Health opens this spring, it will feature the latest in patient privacy and safety.
February 25, 2016 | Christopher DeFrancesco
Judge Droney to Speak, Receive Honorary Degree at Commencement
Judge Christopher F. Droney will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws at the May 22, 2016, commencement of UConn School of Law, where he will also be the featured speaker.
February 25, 2016 | Jeanne Leblanc
UConn Reads: Maternal Activism and Racial Justice
A daughter reflects on mothers who advocate tirelessly for racial justice for their children, despite their own suffering.
February 25, 2016 | Cathy Schlund-Vials, Chair, UConn Reads Steering Committee