Faculty

Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment at UConn Nathan Fuerst gives Alexis Monteiro, a residence hall director at UConn, the 2025 MLK Legacy Award for staff during the Dr. Martin Luther King Living Legacy Convocation

MLK Legacy Awards Presented at Living Legacy Convocation

The awards affirm and honor work and a continued dedication to making communities just, equitable, and fair for all people

Golden hour looking out on the UConn Forest.

Plant Power: A New Method to Model How Plants Move Water Globally

Researchers developed a method to detail the incredible influence plants have on the movement of Earth’s water

Jill Wergrzyn

Biology Associate Professor Awarded Nation’s Highest Honor for Early-Career Researchers

Jill Wegrzyn, Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, earned recognition from former President Joe Biden

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Makeup of Charter School Governing Board Could Impact Whether They Offer Religious Education

Charter schools were codified into law with the intent of defining them as public institutions, says UConn's Preston Green, therefore secular and unable to provide religious education, but over the years courts sometimes have disagreed

Arash Esmaili Zaghi, professor of civil engineering at UConn.

Engineering Professor Earns Nation’s Highest Honor for Early-Career Scientists

President Biden named Arash E. Zaghi, an engineering professor with a passion for supporting neurodiverse learners, as a PECASE recipient

UConn neuroscientist Ed Large speaks at the Music Has Power Symposium in New York.

The Science of Music’s Healing Power

Ed Large's journey has taken him from playing bluegrass to helping Alzheimer's patients improve their memory

Angelina Gadeliya, assistant professor in residence of piano and coordinator of keyboard studies program at UConn, plays the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts' new 2024 Steinway Model D concert grand piano

Jorgensen Celebrates New Steinway Piano with Concert Featuring UConn’s Angelina Gadeliya

'We needed a piano that could cut through an orchestra and still have a beautiful, warm singing sound. That’s a lot to ask for in one piano'

The UConn large letter sign at dusk on June 12, 2021.

Outgoing President Biden Honors UConn Researchers and Mentors 

Three UConn faculty members received prestigious honors from President Joe Biden during his final week in office. 

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UConn Awards $3 Million in Annual Research Seed Funding

What to know about internal funding opportunities for UConn researchers

A group of 8 college students and 2 college professors pose in front a navy blue backdrop that reads UConn Nation.

UConn Stamford and Neag School of Education Receive $2.8M to Prepare Under-Resourced Students for Teaching Careers

The Sueños Scholars: Supporting Latiné Teacher Dreams program will provide career preparation, community engagement, and more for UConn Stamford students