Schools & Colleges
Naydens Donate $3 Million to Basketball Facility, Scholarships
The three-part gift includes a challenge match to former UConn Husky players.
HIV/AIDS Prevalence and Prospects
UConn researcher Seth Kalichman says with treatment and education, HIV/AIDS can be a chronic but manageable condition.
Transcending Tragedy
Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis ’05 (ED), ’06 MA is teaching her students to pay kindness forward.
Closing the Educational Achievement Gap
A cluster of new faculty in the Neag School is driven by the goal of fostering equity in education.
Season of Thanks
As the holiday season approaches, we in the UConn School of Engineering wish to express our deep appreciation to all of the people -- alumni, students, our UConn community and industry friends -- who stand at our side day in and day out, helping us to attain our highest aspirations.
UTC Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering: VIDEO
On November 19th, UTC and UConn Engineering announced the founding of a new UTC Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering at UConn. But, what is systems engineering, and how will this revolutionary approach change the engineering landscape? This video unveils the promise of systems engineering.
UTC $10 Million Investment Helps Launch Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering
The UConn School of Engineering, in partnership with United Technologies Corporation (UTC), launched the UTC Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering at UConn, thanks to $10 million in planned investments from UTC. The initial $7.5 million contribution is one of the largest corporate gifts in UConn's history and represents a significant investment in educating the next generation of engineering leaders.
Technology Transfer Center Launches Safety Circuit Rider Program
With funding from the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the Connecticut Technology Transfer (T2) Center at the University of Connecticut launched the Connecticut Safety Circuit Rider Program on November 1st. The T2 Center is an educational outreach program within the School of Engineering's Connecticut Transportation Institute.
UConn Magazine Launches App
UConn Magazine -- the University's twice-yearly alumni publication -- is now delivering a new kind of experience to readers, with audiovisual storytelling made possible through the magazine's free app for tablet devices.
William Pardus: One Active Retiree
Award-winning composer William D. Pardus, ’58, ’59, ’60, has been recognized with the Director’s Prize in the International Composers’ Competition, sponsored by the Longfellow Chorus of Portland, Maine for his composition – FIVE SONGS of the SEA (for soprano voice and piano) which was part of a project of setting ten Longfellow poems to music, with varied types of accompaniments. The event sounded the latest high note of this Neag School of Education alum’s long and varied career.