Community Impact
Center for Behavioral Education and Research Celebrates a Decade of Success
The year 2016 officially marks a 10-year milestone in the history of UConn’s Center for Behavioral Education and Research (CBER) — a Center based at the Neag School that has, over the course of merely a decade, secured millions of dollars in federal and state grants and contracts; conducted hundreds of innovative research projects; and enriched the lives of many thousands of educators and students around the world.
Initiative Calls for Diversification of Shellfish Industry
The plan embraces the state’s shellfish as a natural resource and recreational harvesting as well as commercial shellfishing.
National Teacher of the Year Gives Words of Encouragement to Current and Future Educators
The Neag School of Education hosted Jahana Hayes — an education spokesperson, teacher at John F. Kennedy High School in Waterbury, Conn., and 2016 National Teacher of the Year — as the keynote speaker at this year’s annual Celebration of Diversity in Education event, held Sept. 28 at the Alumni Center on the UConn Storrs campus.
10 Questions With First-Year Teachers in Puerto Rico
Two Neag School alumni, Gabe Castro ’14 (ED), ’15 MA, and Jill Linares ’14 (CLAS), ’15 MA, spent this past academic year — their first year of teaching — at Guamani Private School in Guayama, Puerto Rico.
New UConn Center Will Give CT Manufacturers Access to Modeling Technology
The center will share computer modeling facilities and expertise with small and medium-sized Connecticut manufacturers, and work with the community colleges to create a workforce pipeline.
Outcome of American Indian Lawsuit Significant, Says UConn Scholar
UConn Law professor Bethany Berger says she is optimistic that the country 'is in a different age of federal tribal relations.'
Intellectual Property Clinic: Help for Inventors, Experience for Students
UConn's Intellectual Property Law Clinic assists clients with services such as patent applications, trademark registration applications, and copyright issues.
Campaigns and Candidates: Experts Discuss Presidential Election
UConn experts offered a variety of perspectives on the upcoming election at an event at the Hartford Public Library.
‘Tasty Waste Lunch’ Offers Food for Thought
This week, UConn Dining Services will serve a meal produced entirely from 'leftovers' for the first time.
New Website Connects Mental Health Patients and Pharmacists
A UConn faculty member led the recent effort to launch a website with a searchable directory of more than 850 mental health pharmacies.