Faculty
A Dual Mission: Growing Green, UConn Professor Earns Income Licensing Plants that Fight Climate Change
'I’m trying to create plants that can replace a lot of the plants that we seem to be losing due to climate change, drought, heat, and insects and disease'
College of Engineering Names New Dean
Ji-Cheng ‘JC’ Zhao brings 30 years' experience working in academia, industry, and government
Sustainable Dinosaurs, Seaweed, and Accessibility: Diverse Cohort Selected for CCEI’s 2024 Summer Fellowship – UConn’s Startup Accelerator
'Because the accelerator is open to students, faculty, staff, and alumni across all schools and colleges at UConn, we receive a really impressive mix of applications every year'
Six UConn Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows
The AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals
Meeting the High-Speed Challenge
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded UConn an additional $10.5 million for projects related to welding and advanced materials for high-temperature applications
UConn Celebrates Promotion and Tenure of 91 Faculty
Evaluations for promotion, tenure, and reappointment apply the highest standards of professional achievement in scholarship, teaching, and service for each faculty member evaluated
Shining Light Makes Materials Magnetic at Room Temperature
In April, Engineering Professor Alexander Balatsky published his work applying AI to his theory of 'dynamic multiferroicity'
Researchers Look at Sleep Quality in Black and Hispanic Women of Childbearing Age
The research will serve as the foundation for future health promotion programs to address sleep quality
UConn Professor to Study Impact of Social Factors on Accelerated Aging in Breast Cancer Survivors
Despite progress, a disproportionate burden of cancer continues for many people disadvantaged by social, political, and environmental systems
19th Century Commonplace Books Show What Was Read and Loved; Poetry as Lived Experience
'The hunt for hidden meanings gives most of us a headache. Why not look at poetry just for pleasure?'