Schools & Colleges
Creativity Found Lacking in College Admissions Process
A UConn professor says capturing creativity would increase diversity and better prepare students to be innovators in a changing society.
V Foundation Backs Unprecedented Cancer Vaccine Trial at UConn Health
The V Foundation for Cancer Research has awarded a $50,000 grant to Drs. Angela Kueck and Pramod Srivastava for a clinical trial of a vaccine designed to fight ovarian cancer using the patient’s own tumor.
The Science of Symbiosis and the Search for New Drugs
UConn researchers are studying bacteria living inside the Hawaiian bobtail squid in the search for new drugs to fight pathogens in humans.
Graduate student studies New England native rabbit’s interaction with habitat
A bit of good news is always welcome, especially when it concerns a mammal that was being considered for the endangered species list. Graduate student Kelly O’Connor recently defended her thesis, and her work tells such a success story. Says O’Connor, who is completing her master of science degree in the Department of Natural Resources […]
U.S. News Ranks UConn’s Online Masters in Accounting Program as #2 in the Nation
The highly competitive MS in Accounting program, which typically draws 200 students each year, was touted as one of 2016's Best Online Graduate Business Programs (excluding MBA programs).
New Shuttle Service Between Storrs and UConn Health
The UConn Health Shuttle starts Jan. 19, and will be free for those with UConn identification.
Going Global – UConn Pharmacy Expands its Horizons
It was just a year ago when UConn Dean of Pharmacy Jim Halpert boarded a plane to China, a move that kicked off a year of intensified global thinking at the school. While students were headed home for winter break, Halpert spent two weeks in China and Taiwan developing collaborations with pharmacy schools. After winning […]
UConn Student Receives Pharmacy Scholarship
Waltham, Massachusetts, December 14, 2015. The Boston Area Chapter of ISPE is proud to award $13K in scholarships to the winners of the November round of the Chapter’s Joel Goldenberg Memorial Scholarship Program, bringing the total awarded by the Chapter in 2015 to $25K. ISPE is a non-profit, professional society serving the life sciences industry, […]
Born to Break: Inherited Disease Sheds Light on Bone Loss
With a better understanding of how bone is formed and destroyed, UConn Health researchers now hope to discover new treatments.
Better Catalytic Converter: A New Tool for Emission Control
The NSF program Accelerate UConn is helping two UConn researchers commercialize their 'game-changing' new device.