Schools & Colleges
An Autonomous Quadcopter – Now There’s an IDEA!
Undergraduate Rosse Gates is building an unmanned helicopter for use in disaster areas, thanks to support from UConn's IDEA Grant program.
June 18, 2014 | Rob Chudzik
UConn Health Celebrates Cancer Survivors
UConn basketball coach Kevin Ollie spoke about his own family's experiences with cancer during Cancer Survivors Day last week.
June 17, 2014 | Christine Kaminski
Great Resume, Too Bad About Your Religion
A pair of studies by UConn researchers show employers are less likely to respond to job applications from candidates who are Muslims than members of other religious groups.
June 16, 2014 | Tom Breen
Migratory Birds Help Spread Plant Species: UConn Study
A new study by UConn researchers demonstrates how some plants travel between the hemispheres on the wings of migratory birds.
June 12, 2014 | Combined Reports
Beneath the Arctic Polar Cap
As the Arctic polar cap melts at an astonishing rate, UConn’s UnderWater Sensor Network Lab is developing a wireless system to collect data in the region.
June 11, 2014 | William Weir, School of Engineering
Reporting on the Everglades
Students in an environmental journalism class learned about beat reporting and teamwork on a trip to the Everglades.
June 5, 2014 | Kristen Cole
Neag School Offers Online Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Diversity Management in Sport
The Neag School of Education is offering an Online Graduate Certificate for professionals working in sports organizations and intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic administration, who can take their career to the next level with this innovative new program.
June 4, 2014 | The Neag School
Neag Professor Shares Her Transformative Fulbright Experience in Iceland
Neag Associate Professor of Adult Learning Robin S. Grenier took not just her expertise and enthusiasm to Iceland, but her husband and young daughter. The three moved to Reykjavik, Iceland, for a semester as part of her receiving a Fulbright Award to teach and conduct research at the newly established Museums Studies Program at the […]
June 4, 2014 |
Neag School Named Host of Educational Administration Quarterly
For the next five years, the Neag School will provide the editorial team and serve as host institution for the Educational Administration Quarterly (EAQ) journal—an honor that recognizes UConn’s strengths as a leader in education.
June 4, 2014 |
Neag Alumna Using Education to Improve Teacher Training, Math Curriculum in Zambia
Carly Buehler isn’t daunted by the idea of working with limited resources under challenging situations. The Neag alumna has been a volunteer teacher at a community school for orphans and other vulnerable, at-risk children in Lusaka, Zambia, since graduating in 2012.
June 4, 2014 |