Schools & Colleges
Transforming Nursing
A new doctoral program recognizes the need for fresh educational models in training nurses.
Two UConn Engineering Faculty Selected Chair Professors
Dean of Engineering Mun Y. Choi of the University of Connecticut announced that two faculty members have been honored with distinguished chair faculty positions in the School of Engineering.
Walmart Gift to Benefit Veterans Program
The gift will enable a business development initiative for veterans with disabilities to expand.
From Engineering To Patent Judge
After graduating with an electrical engineering degree from UConn in 1993, Judge Jean R. Homere discovered by happenstance the field of patent law – a field that he believes to be largely unknown among engineering students across the country, despite the many exceptional opportunities it stands to offer them. Currently an Administrative Patent Judge at the […]
UConn Students Win Goldwaters, Truman Scholarship
Three UConn students have won prestigious national awards, and three more were front runners.
UConn Engineers Without Borders: Making a Difference
On February 24, about 30 people gathered at the Student Union to recognize and celebrate the important work performed in the last year by the UConn chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB). Members of EWB presented their current projects and described the ways in which they are attempting to change the lives of people in some of the most impoverished communities in the world.
Alumni Notes
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T2 Center Announces Winners of the 2011 Connecticut Roadway Safety Poster Contest for Children
The Connecticut Technology Transfer Center, a unit of the Connecticut Transportation Institute at UConn, announced the winners of the 2011 Connecticut Roadway Safety Poster Contest.
Hartford’s Bulkeley High School Wins Award for Neag Partnership
Rene Roselle, clinical professor working at Bulkeley High School, wrote in the school’s application for this award, “In preparing a nomination for the Richard W. Clark Award for Exemplary Partner School Work, I thought ‘I wish the committee could spend some time with me at Bulkeley High School and then they could see.’ The magic […]
Husky Sport’s ‘Read and Raise’ Fosters Literacy and Healthy Nutrition Skills
Husky Sport’s third annual literacy initiative, Read & Raise, is in high gear, encouraging Hartford students to read books, complete reading response worksheets and compete for various prizes, all the while raising money for continued Husky Sport efforts. The Husky Sport program is in the Neag School of Education‘s Department of Kinesiology. Read & Raise takes place […]