Community Impact
Bird Flu Research Earns Professor Accolades in China
Pathobiologist Mazhar Khan has developed diagnostic tests and vaccines to help prevent the spread of avian influenza.
Health Scholars Contribute $250,000 in Volunteer Hours to Medically Underserved
Urban Service Track volunteers have contributed nearly 9,000 hours of health care service to the state’s urban poor.
Shoes, Foot Exams for Thanksgiving
For a seventh year, UConn Health Center providers offered foot exams and distributed donated footwear at homeless shelters in New Britain.
Dodd Prize Highlights Business Link to Global Human Rights
Human rights in a global economy requires oversight.
Corporate Social Responsibility Group to Receive Dodd Human Rights Prize
The London-based Business and Human Rights Resource Center will receive the prize at the Dodd Research Center on Nov. 13.
Neag Alumna Kathleen Reardon Receives 2013 UConn Alumni Association Humanitarian Award
University of Southern California Marshall School of Business Professor Kathleen Kelley Reardon, a 1971 Neag alumna and former UConn associate professor, was awarded the UConn Alumni Association Humanitarian Award at the UConn Alumni Awards in October. A professor of management and organization development and leading authority on persuasion, negotiation, leadership and interpersonal communication, Reardon received the award […]
Digital Humanities Expert Tom Scheinfeldt Joins UConn Faculty
Scheinfeldt is an authority on the intersection of digital media and the traditional humanities.
Learning to March with Pride
High school students learn from the UConn Marching Band, while music education students practice the skills to be a future band director.
Hartford Public Schools and Neag School of Education Partner in Educational Leadership Program
Hartford Public Schools and UConn’s Neag School of Education have signed an agreement to collaborate in preparing a select number of Hartford teachers for careers as school principals. The agreement creates a tailor-made principal certification program called Preparing Leaders for Urban Schools (PLUS) that addresses leadership competencies and challenges that are specific to the Hartford […]
Human Rights Conference Draws High School Students
High school students will be among those at the UNESCO conference today focusing on violence against women as a human rights issue.