Schools & Colleges
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.
Social Work Dean Attends Briefing on Affordable Care Act
Social work educators convene in Washington, D.C.
UConn Chemist Discovers New Way to Stabilize Proteins
Challa Kumar’s research could aid in the development of stable vaccines and inexpensive artificial blood.
Neag Alumna Kathleen Reardon Receives 2013 UConn Alumni Association Humanitarian Award
University of Southern California Marshall School of Business Professor Kathleen Kelley Reardon, a 1971 Neag alumna and former UConn associate professor, was awarded the UConn Alumni Association Humanitarian Award at the UConn Alumni Awards in October. A professor of management and organization development and leading authority on persuasion, negotiation, leadership and interpersonal communication, Reardon received the award […]
UConn Professor Emeritus Recalls March on Washington
The upbeat chant of “We shall overcome” on August 28,1963 still echoes in Neag Professor Emeritus Stan Shaw’s ears. The anthem led him through a sea of people at the Washington Monument where he joined his students from Prince Edward County, VA for the “best school field trip ever.” That day became the peak of […]
Making Pharmacists Part of the Primary Care Team
In a Health Affairs analysis, a UConn professor makes the case for increasing the role of pharmacists in providing front-line care.
Classrooms Without Walls
From Storrs Center to the UConn Forest, there are many opportunities for outdoor learning close to the heart of campus.
Poetry Graduate Student Wins National Translation Prize
Miller Oberman, the first student ever to win the award, was recognized for his translation of an 8th-century poem.
Dr. Quing Zhu Awarded $1.43M NIH Grant
Dr. Quing Zhu has received a four-year, $1.43 million grant from the National Institutes of Health in support of her research aimed at predicting the effectiveness of preoperative or neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) used in treating advanced breast cancers.