Schools & Colleges
Cheney Students Enjoy Engineering Lessons [Video included]
At Howell Cheney Technical High School in Manchester, CT, students enjoy a unique learning opportunity enabling them to explore engineering concepts and to apply these principles in often fun ways, thanks to a National Science Foundation-funded program that embeds engineering graduate students in selected classrooms.
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Achieves National Accreditation
In the first review since its inception, the professional doctorate program was lauded for a high licensure pass rate and a 100 percent employment rate for its graduates.
Dr. Carter Elected AAAS Fellow
Dr. C. Barry Carter, Department Head of Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering, has been named a 2011 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science around the world.
New Scholarship Honors Top K-12 Inventors
The University of Connecticut School of Engineering and the Connecticut Invention Convention have teamed up to launch a new scholarship initiative that will sponsor 25 lucky students as they take courses through UConn’s Early College Experience (ECE).
Climate Change Models May Underestimate Extinctions, Says UConn Biologist
Animal and plant species may be on a collision course created by climate change, and current predictions likely underestimate how many will go extinct, according to a new study.
GK-12 Egg Drops Excite Tech H.S. Freshmen
Freshmen in the Cheney Technical High School CADD shop used common household items to design and build devices that would protect uncooked eggs from breaking during drops from varying heights. Led by UConn NSF GK-12 Fellow Neil Spinner, students were introduced to concepts of science and engineering in a fun and engaging way.
School of Education to Launch College Readiness Program in Bridgeport
A grant from the Balfour Foundation will support a college readiness initiative in two Bridgeport schools that will be run by the Neag School's CommPACT Schools Program.
Business School Alum Finds Success, Gives Back to UConn
A successful alum, who waited tables as a student and took seven years to graduate, has donated to a scholarship fund in the accounting department.
New Horizons Series Launched: VIDEO
Professor emeritus Lee Langston takes you inside UConn’s state-of-the-art, green cogeneration facility, which provides heating, cooling and power to the University of Connecticut campus. It's the first in a new video series, Engineering Horizons, which we hope will inspire, delight and inform.
Early Intro to Engineering Set Course for Grad Student
Vincent Palumbo, a Ph.D. candidate in materials science and engineering at the University of Connecticut, has a special bond with the School of Engineering that first took root during his high school years.