Schools & Colleges
Provost Dr. Peter Nichols to Join Neag School Faculty
Peter J. Nichols, Ph.D., UConn’s provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs, has served in major academic leadership roles for the past 20 years. He is the University’s chief academic officer and is responsible for all academic programs, including the regional campuses, School of Law and schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine. Reporting to […]
John A. Elliott Named Dean of UConn’s School of Business
Elliott will join UConn from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College.
Great Professors: David B. Miller
Rap videos, The Family Guy, internationally-known podcasts – it's all in a day's work for psychology professor David Miller.
The Pocket Protector: Pocket Squares and Paparazzi
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences got it wrong. No, it's not about Jean Dujardin beating out best buds George Clooney and Brad Pitt to win Best Actor by uttering just two words or missing the chance for an Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis double header for their fabulous performances in The Help.
UConn Helps Inaugurate Ethiopian Institute for Water Resources
The Ethiopian Institute for Water Resources (EIWR) was formally inaugurated during a ceremony at Addis Ababa University on February 15th, 2012. Officials from UConn, including Dean of Engineering Mun Y. Choi and Vice President for Research Suman Singha, as well as top officials from Ethiopia’s Ministry of Education, participated in the festivities.
BRIDGE Program to Celebrate 25 Years
The UConn School of Engineering is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the impactful BRIDGE Program with a special reception on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at UConn. The reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the South Reading Room of the University’s iconic gold-domed Wilbur Cross Building.
It’s in the Mail!
Alumni – in early March, watch your mail for an update from Dean of Engineering Mun Y. Choi. We’ve used the annual dean’s fund appeal letter to give you an overview of several exciting developments underway at your alma mater, from news of the Tech Park to the new Engineering Building. Be sure to look for it.
Alums: Communications Pioneers
The University of Connecticut has produced more than a few "household names" in the sciences, engineering and innovation arenas, many of them visionaries whose contributions underpin today’s leading technologies. One of the University’s most renowned graduates is Daniel E. Noble (‘29), who is widely regarded as a pioneer in mobile communications and semiconductors.
Aeronautical Pioneer Igor Sikorsky Sr. Remembered by Sons
Brothers Nicholai Sikorsky and Igor Sikorsky Jr. recently visited the University of Connecticut to speak to the Management & Engineering for Manufacturing (MEM) class about their father, aeronautical pioneer Igor Sikorsky Sr.
Sen. Lieberman Praises UConn Cybersecurity Labs
U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman visited the Storrs campus Thursday to promote new legislation aimed at protecting the country’s vital infrastructure from crippling cyber attacks by terrorists, rogue individuals and hostile nation-states. Read more here: https://today.uconn.edu/blog/2012/02/sen-lieberman-praises-uconn-cybersecurity-labs/