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International Student Embraces Research Opportunities at UConn
Colombia native Brian Aguilera '19 (CLAS) was one of a select group taking part in a new research program for undergraduates to work with faculty at UConn Health.
October 6, 2017 | Eli Freund
UConn Alum Heads State’s First Food Waste-to-Energy Plant
'It's staggering what we throw away,' says Brian Paganini '03 (BUS), who launched his business, Quantum BioPower, last December.
October 5, 2017 | Claire Hall, School of Business
Using Social Media to Take on Climate Change
Two UConn graduate students are on a mission to change the world one video at a time.
October 3, 2017 | Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research
Student-Athlete Strong: Ericka Randazzo
'Being a Husky teaches you how to be a better person – not just on campus, but for the rest of your life,' says Randazzo, a student in the Special Program in Medicine as well as an athlete on the Women's Track team.
September 29, 2017 | Susan Twiss
Teaching Robots to Think
UConn engineers are probing the frontier of artificial intelligence to advance manufacturing.
September 13, 2017 | Colin Poitras
Taking a Step Forward: The Impact of Privilege in the Classroom
Neag School alumna Jennifer Lanese ’94 (ED), ’95 MA authors this original piece, reflecting on the meaning of privilege, its impact in the classroom, and how educators can work toward fostering a culturally competent learning environment for their students.
August 29, 2017 | Stefanie Dion Jones
Synthesizing Pure Graphene, a ‘Miracle Material’
UConn chemistry professor Doug Adamson has found an inexpensive way to manufacture the pristine form of this substance, which is stronger than steel and thinner than a human hair.
August 29, 2017 | Jessica McBride, PhD
Engineering Alumna Named to Board of Trustees
Jeanine Armstrong Goiun '87 (ENG) has been elected to serve a four-year term on the Board, beginning in September.
August 22, 2017 | Kristen Cole
Memorial Run to Honor Former Track and Field Alum
Join the Kyle Milliken Memorial Run on Sept. 16, a five-mile run in honor of track and field student-athlete and Navy SEAL Kyle Milliken '02 who was killed in action in May this year.
August 18, 2017 | Athletic Communications
New Program Pairs Undergraduates with UConn Health Researchers
Forty UConn undergraduates in the Health Research Program worked with scientists at UConn Health this summer to explore different fields of medical research.
August 17, 2017 | Chris DeFrancesco '94 (CLAS)