Schools & Colleges
Spotlight On: Moshood Olatokunbo ’11 (CLAS)
Moshood Olatokunbo ’11 (CLAS) shares his career insights with current UConn students as an alumni volunteer.
December 2, 2015 | Bri Diaz
‘Accidental Architecture’ Prints Featured in Faculty Art Show
The annual Faculty Art Exhibition is on display at the William Benton Museum of Art through Dec. 20.
December 2, 2015 | Kenneth Best
Sikorsky Funds UConn Engineering Scholars
Through a new initiative by longtime partners Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and the University of Connecticut School of Engineering, Sikorsky will provide $67,000 in scholarships to selected UConn engineering students this fall.
December 1, 2015 | Jack Kramer
Dean Kamen Visits UConn
Dean Kamen is an inventor, an entrepreneur, and a tireless advocate for science and technology.
December 1, 2015 | Christopher LaRosa
UConn Women in Engineering Day
Despite making impressive gains over the past several decades, women are still heavily underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Women hold almost half of the overall job market, but only about 24 percent of STEM jobs, according to the US Census Bureau.
December 1, 2015 | Kristi Allen
CSI Cyberseed 2015
Hosted by the Comcast Center of Excellence for Security Innovation at the University of Connecticut (CSI), CyberSEED brought together top information security professionals and business leaders to discuss emerging cybersecurity trends and formulate best strategies for tackling current and future threats. In the same academic setting, dozens of universities and colleges competed in unique cybersecurity […]
December 1, 2015 | Christopher LaRosa
Work–and Play–Helps Launch Career Path
Five Engineering Graduate Students Awarded $3,000 Scholarships Getting good grades in a good major at a good school are important steps to launching a successful business career, but a key component that shouldn’t be overlooked is the importance of social interaction. Graduate students at the School of Engineering at the University of Connecticut who are […]
December 1, 2015 | Jack Kramer
Some Things Change, and Some Things Stay the Same
A special group of freshman engineering students and their families gathered in the Castleman building for a reception on a rainy Saturday morning over Family Weekend. What set them apart was that they are all second-generation UConn engineers.
December 1, 2015 | Kristi Allen
When Memory Loss Should Concern You
UConn Health's Dr. Patrick Coll recommends early screening for those with memory loss, to try to slow dementia's progression.
November 30, 2015 | Lauren Woods, UConn Health
Pratt & Whitney and Supplier Partners Celebrate Expansion of Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust Residential Facility for Girls
HYDERABAD, India, July 15, 2015 – Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), and its supplier partners today announced the expansion of the girls dormitory in cooperation with the Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust (KGNMT) in Hyderabad, India. UTC, Pratt & Whitney and its supplier partners contributed more than $55,000 USD (34,90,000 […]
November 30, 2015 | Christopher LaRosa