Community Impact

Kevin Ollie, head coach of UConn men's basketball, signs the cap of a young fan during Cancer Survivors Day recently. (Lou Russo Photography for UConn)

UConn Health Celebrates Cancer Survivors

UConn basketball coach Kevin Ollie spoke about his own family's experiences with cancer during Cancer Survivors Day last week.

Eric Rice, head of the Department of Music (center), with the performers and musicians of Mozart's 'The Abduction from the Seraglio' during a previous Connecticut Early Music Festival event. (Photo provided by the Connecticut Early Music Festival)

Bringing Early Music to New Audiences

The head of UConn's music department hopes to expand opportunities statewide to hear music written and performed before 1800.

Innovative Exhibits Provide Insights Into Museum Curating, Weather’s Impact on WWII

Neag School of Education history education faculty and students are responsible for two innovative exhibits currently on display in two parts of the state: “Behind the Scenes: Museum Footnotes” at the Fairfield Museum and History Center and “Snow, Sand, & Strategy: The Impact of Weather & Geography on WWII” at the Connecticut State Museum of […]

Faculty Lead Work to Implement 21st Century Skills in Classrooms

Three Neag School of Education faculty members have received a $65,000 “seed grant” to develop a common language and applied understanding of the Partnership for 21st Century Skill’s (P21) “Four Cs” of creativity, critical thinking, collaboration and communication.

Neag Alum Recognized for Wide-Reaching Efforts to Convert Agricultural Waste into Much-Needed Goods

UConn professor-in-residence and Neag alumnus Timothy Dowding (Ph.D. ’01), who teaches at UConn’s Stamford campus, received a Provost’s Award for Excellence in Public Engagement

Suzanne Wilson Elected to the National Academy of Education

Neag Endowed Professor Suzanne Wilson was one of 14 preeminent international education leaders recently elected to the National Academy of Education (NAEd). She is the first Neag faculty member to receive this prestigious honor.

Celebrating Diversity in Teacher Education

The Diversity Dinner was the highlight of Neag School’s “multi-pronged initiatives” in increasing diversity in teacher education.

Neag School Joins Forces with E.B. Kennelly School Through Workplace Ambassadors Program

E.B. Kennelly School is the first school to participate in UConn Alumni Association’s Workplace Ambassadors Program. Launched in 2012, the program aims to provide an atmosphere where student interns can interact, network and develop a mentorship relationship with UConn alumni who work in their internship sites

Neag Study Illustrates Benefits of Using Heart Rate Monitor During Exercise to Track Workout Intensity Level

For his doctoral research project, former kinesiology student Evan Johnson wanted to know whether people exercising without a monitor could feel or perceive when their bodies reached a prescribed level, as this method has been suggested as a surrogate for heart rate monitoring in the past. The results surprised him.

Neag School Expands Global Outreach to Jordan with New Educational Leadership Program

Schools in Jordan and throughout the Middle East will soon be led by administrators as confident and knowledgeable as those who have graduated from the Neag School of Education’s highly rated University of Connecticut Administrator Preparation Program (UCAPP).