Schools & Colleges
Neag Grads Lauded on Sunny Mother’s Day
About 200 Neag School of Education students received bachelor’s degrees and sixth-year diplomas in educational specialties at the May 9 graduation ceremonies in the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. “I’ve been telling him to be a school teacher his whole life … summers off,” Paul Hurst said before the proceedings. He was speaking of […]
August 24, 2010 |
Scholarships Go to 170 Neag Students
Scholarships were bestowed on students who have excelled in the arenas of special needs, physical therapy, educational leadership and a host of other specialties at the Neag School of Education’s 16th Annual Honors Celebration in April. “Over the past 16 years, this event has grown from a small, lunchtime reception in the faculty lounge, to over […]
August 24, 2010 |
Eight Neag Alumni Honored for Career Achievements
Eight outstanding graduates of the Neag School of Education, including the first recipient of the Promising Young Professional Award, were honored in May by the Neag Alumni Society at its 12th Annual Awards Dinner. Lynne Allen, the Neag alumni coordinator who is retiring, also was honored by alumni and faculty at the May 15 event. Lisa […]
August 24, 2010 |
Champion Coach Speaks to Neag Grads
Geno Auriemma, coach of the NCAA women’s basketball champions, encouraged more than 200 Neag School of Education graduates to merge the arts and sciences into their approach as teachers. “Take the science that you learned, add the creative art that’s in your soul, and I think you’re on your way to become a good teacher,” […]
August 24, 2010 |
Small Size – Huge Potential
A chemistry professor’s nanotechnology research will be useful in alternative fuel development.
August 24, 2010 | Karen A. Grava
Student Design Leads to Commercial Product
A product developed by senior engineering students is now on the market.
August 23, 2010 | Bill Graulty & Nan Cooper
In Planning: Aviation Security for 2027
What happens when you put together top FBI, DHS, and TSA agents with professionals and students from the United States and the United Kingdom? First, the top minds in the field plot how to destroy a major international airport; next they work in teams trying to identify the research challenges that could prevent the destruction.
August 19, 2010 | Eli Freund
Nurturing Future Teachers
Bank of America has donated to a program that encourages urban high school students to be teachers.
August 12, 2010 | The UConn Foundation
Public Works Academy Educates 29
On June 9, 2010, the Connecticut Transportation Institute's Technology Transfer Center (T2 Center) completed the first session of the Connecticut Public Works Academy.
August 11, 2010 | Eli Freund
Most Distinguished Alumnus
As an alumnus from George Washington University (GWU), Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Dr. Bahram Javidi (ECE) has been awarded the university’s highest honor – the Distinguished Alumni Scholar Award for 2009-2010.
July 28, 2010 | Eli Freund