Community Impact
New Ways of Monitoring Human Rights
Law and human rights scholar Molly Land discusses the impact of new technologies on human rights fact-finding, advocacy, and enforcement.
Neag Professors, Grads Take Part in White House Summit to Lead School Counseling Policy Change
When the White House organized the nation’s first-ever summit focused on improving school counseling and college advising last year, experts from UConn’s Neag School of Education were among those invited to speak and share ideas as recognized leaders.
Neag Professors Work with American Museum of Natural History on Science Education Reform
Neag School of Education faculty members Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead and Suzanne M. Wilson are working with scientists, science educators, and teacher leaders at the American Museum of Natural History and other partners to raise the quality of science education in the U.S. and meet Next Generation of Science Standards.
Young Conservationists Inspired to Tackle Community Projects
High school students who attended a conservation program at UConn last summer recently completed environmental service projects close to home.
Collective Uplift: How Research Could Reshape the Educational Experiences of Black Male Student-Athletes
This past fall, Neag Assistant Professor Joseph Cooper began reaching out to black male student-athletes at UConn, gathering them for a new grassroots effort called Collective Uplift, which seeks to empower, educate, and inspire ethnic minorities at UConn to maximize their full potential as holistic individuals, not exclusively in the realm of athletics, but also beyond.
Theories of Time Travel
One hundred years on from Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, are we closer to achieving time travel? UConn's Ron Mallett says theoretically, yes.
UConn Considering New Approach to Realign, Expand Alumni Outreach
The University is working with the UConn Foundation and UConn Alumni Association to improve outreach to the more than 230,000 UConn alumni worldwide.
Hospital’s High-tech Wall Opens Doors to Imagination
UConn faculty and students designed an interactive wall for the Boston Children's Hospital lobby.
A 21st-century Approach to Teaching Social Studies
A UConn education professor who helped develop the state's new social studies frameworks explains what's different.
State Rep. Fleischmann Visits Neag, Shares Thoughts on Future of Education in Connecticut
The Neag School’s Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) hosted “A Conversation with Representative Andy Fleischmann” at the Storrs campus. As the chairman of the Education Committee of the Connecticut State Assembly, State Rep. Fleischmann spoke about the future of education in Connecticut schools and how education policy research could better inform policy making in Hartford and beyond.