Faculty
Three Faculty Members Named Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors
The University of Connecticut is proud to announce the selection of three exemplary faculty members as this year's Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors. This prestigious award represents the highest honor the University can confer upon its faculty, celebrating their outstanding contributions in research, teaching, and public engagement
June 26, 2025 | Alexis Lohrey, Office of the Provost
Science in Seconds: Eating Away at Disease
UConn Health researchers are studying how phagocytes feel, taste, digest and respond to eating and clearing away debris or foreign particles inside the body
June 26, 2025 | Carolyn Pennington
Making Electronic Devices Faster, More Powerful, and Better at Staying Cool
In a paper published as an Editor's Pick in Applied Physics Letters, College of Engineering's Georges Pavlidis outlines ways to manage heat in high-speed electronics
June 26, 2025 | Olivia Drake
UConn Adopts New Budget with Strategic Adjustments to Address Funding Shortfalls
'In this and everything we do, we will ask ourselves: Is this helping our graduation rate? Is this supporting student success?'
June 25, 2025 | Stephanie Reitz
A ‘Blueprint for Mass Cybercrime’
New data breach, affecting 16 billion passwords and usernames, is an expansive threat for both individuals and institutions
June 25, 2025 | Stephen Fitzgerald, Academic Director of the Analytics and Information Management (AIM) Program at the School of Business
Nguyen’s Injectable Piezoelectric Gel Could Treat Osteoarthritis without Surgery
Backed by a $2.3M grant from the NIH and NIH/NIBIB, Thanh Nguyen will stimulate cartilage regeneration in large animal models
June 23, 2025 | Olivia Drake
President Radenka Maric Named a Fellow of The Electrochemical Society
Maric is a world leader in electrochemistry at surfaces and interfaces
June 18, 2025 | Stephanie Reitz
Cuts to School Lunch and Food Bank Funding Mean Less Fresh Produce for Children and Families
During the 2022-2023 school year, about 28 million children ate lunch at school, with more than 14 million eating breakfast there
June 17, 2025 | Combined Reports
Stocking Up on Snacks: How Phytoplankton Prepare for the Future
'They don't have brains, so how does this past information influence their performance?'
June 16, 2025 | Elaina Hancock
International Melville Conference at UConn Avery Point to Celebrate ‘Moby-Dick’ Author
About two dozen framed artworks on loan from The Melville Society are part of a concurrent exhibition at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art from now through June 19
June 10, 2025 | Kimberly Phillips