Community Impact
Food for Thought at UConn’s First Science Salon
The UConn Foundation hosted a lively discussion of 3D printing and its potential in the field of health care at a science cafe in Hartford Thursday.
Neag Professor Co-Authors Book to Help Secondary Educators Reimagine the Science Department
A Neag School of Education faculty member is one of the co-authors of Reimagining the Science Department (NSTA Press, 2015), a book published in March by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) to help secondary educators create “a place where teachers are encouraged to question both their beliefs about science and the teaching and assessment strategies that develop in response to those beliefs.”
UConn Science Salon: Talking Research Over Cocktails
UConn’s new series of engaging science discussions kicks off June 4 with '3D Printing: Living Tissue to Human Organ.'
Compensating for Low Wages
A study by UConn researchers examines the costs and benefits of a proposed levy on companies in Connecticut that pay low wages.
Relax. Your Aging Brain is Just Behaving Normally
A UConn communication professor was part of a national research panel that found those occasional memory lapses are probably not cause for concern.
Medicine in the Himalayas Before – and After – the Quake
A UConn medical student who spent last summer providing health care in Nepal discusses how the challenges have been magnified since the disaster.
Student Mural As Much About Process As Product
The new 22x13-foot mural is on the folding wall between the Co-op Bookstore and puppetry museum in Storrs Center.
The Newest, Youngest Member of UConn Baseball
Through a program that partners children facing life-threatening illnesses with college athletic teams, five-year-old Grayson Hand officially joined the Huskies this week.
Students’ Device Helps People Take Meds as Prescribed
Two undergraduates have developed a device that 'parrots' prescription instructions to help people in developing countries take their medications.
Huskies Challenge Kids to ‘Bring Their A Game’
UConn Athletics youth outreach programs are creating a new generation of Husky fans.