Faculty

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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

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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

Ph.D. candidate Francis Vásquez and thermal imaging equipment

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

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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?'

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A ‘Blueprint for Mass Cybercrime’

New data breach, affecting 16 billion passwords and usernames, is an expansive threat for both individuals and institutions

Thanh Nguyen, associate professor of mechanical engineering and biomedical engineering, and his team of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows

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

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President Radenka Maric Named a Fellow of The Electrochemical Society

Maric is a world leader in electrochemistry at surfaces and interfaces

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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

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Stocking Up on Snacks: How Phytoplankton Prepare for the Future

'They don't have brains, so how does this past information influence their performance?'

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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