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Largest Research Grant in UConn History Awarded by the National Science Foundation
The largest grant in UConn’s history awarded to the UConn School of Medicine will create a Network for Advanced NMR, a powerful method for analyzing molecules.
June 16, 2021 | Lauren Woods
UConn School of Engineering Unveils the Vergnano Institute for Inclusion, Supported by UConn Alumni Mark and Betsy Vergnano’s $3M Donation
The gift represents the largest diversity, equity, and inclusion investment in UConn School of Engineering history and is one of the largest single DEI investments in UConn
June 16, 2021 | Eli Freund
UConn Engineer Develops Lab-on-Paper SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic by CRISPR
Changchun Liu’s low-cost, easy-to-use device provides accurate results within an hour
CAHNR Alum Yuri Hosokawa Turns Down the Heat at Tokyo 2020
Hosokawa is advising local and international organizers to improve treatment for exertional heat stroke in the summer Olympic games
June 15, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
Should We Stay or Should We Go? Shoreline Homes and Rising Sea Levels in Connecticut
How strategies to address rising sea levels could affect local taxes, home values, and other factors
June 15, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
High School Students Exposed to UConn Chemistry Through Virtual Event
Students from Berlin High School didn't let COVID-19 get in the way of learning directly from UConn faculty
June 14, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Summer Undergraduate Researcher Nicole Khusid ’22 (CLAS)
Khusid is energized by the opportunity to do research on the kinds of problems we don't have answers for yet
June 14, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
UConn’s Werth Institute Recognized for Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education
Not even four years old, the Werth Institute is already being recognized as an innovator in the field
June 11, 2021 | Jaclyn Severance
Weight Stigma is a Burden Around the World – and Has Negative Consequences Everywhere
Contrary to public perceptions, weight stigma does not motivate people to lose weight; it worsens health and reduces quality of life
June 11, 2021 | Rebecca Puhl, Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences and Deputy Director, UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
UConn Faculty Appointed to New State Hate Crimes Advisory Council
Bringing scholarship to bear on a vexing problem
June 10, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications