Schools & Colleges
UConn Doubling Capacity to Cultivate Business Startups
The University’s Technology Incubation Program enables business ventures to develop their commercial ideas in high-tech facilities.
October 20, 2014 | , and Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)
The Public and Ebola: What the Polls Say
Roper Center researchers compare the public's response to Ebola to other health crises, such as SARS and H1N1.
October 17, 2014 | Paul Herrnson & Kathleen Weldon, Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Increasing Diversity in Talented and Gifted Programs
UConn’s Neag School of Education receives top funding for talented and gifted research.
October 16, 2014 | Colin Poitras
Preventing Obesity Across the Lifespan
Part of a semester-long series exploring obesity research by UConn faculty.
October 15, 2014 | Beth Krane, CHIP
UConn, Ethiopia Working Together To Solve Water Problems
When UConn formed a partnership with five Ethiopian universities, the goal was to develop new ideas to alleviate the serious water-related problems in that country. Just a few years later, those ideas are already forthcoming. At the Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources (EIWR) – a centerpiece of the UConn-Ethiopia partnership – one student’s final paper stood […]
October 14, 2014 | Eli Freund
Seminar Where Interpersonal Skills Are The Curriculum
We cordially invite you to participate in a very popular seminar and reception aimed at improving our future engineers’ professional, interpersonal and social skills.
October 14, 2014 | Eli Freund
GE Fellows Tour Facility, Hear About Life After School
The nine GE Fellows who toured the Plainville General Electric facility last week got a chance to see the concepts they study put into action.
October 13, 2014 | Richard Veilleux
Entrepreneurship Program for Disabled Veterans ‘One of Best in Country’
The UConn program has been recognized as one of the nation’s most innovative programs for improving the quality of life for U.S. military personnel.
October 10, 2014 | Claire Hall, School of Business
Start-up Seeks Solution to Plastic Waste from Water Bottles
Voda, a start-up company with UConn roots, has developed a new beverage distribution service that customizes drinks to its users’ tastes.
October 10, 2014 | William Weir, School of Engineering
UTC IASE Celebrates Its First Year
A hub for world-class research and project-based learning, the UTC Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering Institute celebrates its first anniversary.
October 9, 2014 | Eli Freund