Schools & Colleges
Caitlin Oswald ’09 Among “Most Creative People”
Caitlin Oswald, a School of Engineering alum, was recently named one of the 100 most creative people in the country by the magazine Fast Company.
Brain Science, Public Discourse Win $1M Academic Vision Grants
The CLAS faculty-led initiatives include a new institute for brain and cognitive science and a humanities project exploring the barriers to meaningful public discourse.
Alumni News
John Andresakis, ’81; Paul Dul, '88, James Kane, '86; and Joe Rimiller '01 and '03 are all featured in this month's Alumni News!
‘Upset-ness’ Feeds Bread & Puppet Exhibit at Benton
The exhibit focuses on activist responses to political and social issues that have defined American culture over the past 50 years.
Student News: Women’s Center Honors Keisha Ashe
Keisha Ashe, who is currently pursuing a Chemical Engineering Ph.D., receives the 100 Years of Women Scholarship Award
Study: Economically Dependent Spouses More Likely to Cheat
A UConn sociologist found economic dependency increases the likelihood of infidelity for both men and women, but especially for men.
Grant Will Fund Study On The Genetics Of Addiction
When it comes to diagnosing substance-related disorders, health care professionals are mostly limited to checking for behavioral and other clinical symptoms – crude tools for a complex condition. But a new study aims to find the genetic causes of those specific symptoms, which could lead to a more nuanced way of looking at addiction. […]
Collaborative Project Seeks to Improve Students’ Math, Social Studies Skills
New tools developed by researchers in CLAS and the Neag School of Education use intercultural competence to teach mathematics and other subjects to middle school students.
GK-12 Competition Gives High School Students A Leg To Stand On
Nine high school teams built and tested prosthetic legs as part of the latest GK-12 Design Challenge
Neag School and CLAS Collaborate to Improve Students’ Math, Social Studies Skills Through Intercultural Competence
Funded jointly by UConn’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) and the Neag School of Education, the Math Intercultural Competence (Math ICC) project integrates key Common Core requirements in math, as well as standard requirements of world languages and social studies that middle school students must master. The innovative learning units developed by the interdisciplinary Math ICC team will officially be introduced to sixth-graders in Farmington, Conn., during the coming academic year.