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The Human Cost of ‘Clean’ Energy
UConn and Harvard researchers have shown that hydroelectric energy may be more damaging to northern ecosystems than climate change.
Richard T. Carbray Re-elected to Board of Trustees
UConn Alumni have voted to re-elect the pharmacy graduate to a second term on UConn's Board of Trustees.
Alum and First-time Author Explores Why Smart Kids Cheat
Neag alumna Kate Maupin ’08 recently won the 2015 International Book Award (IBA) for her first book, Cheating, Dishonesty & Manipulation: Why Bright Kids Do It (Great Potential Press, 2015). Beating out 1,200 entries from around the world, she captured the top prize in the education/academic category, revealing how “more than 80 percent of bright students self-reported that they had not only cheated in an academic setting, but also had never been caught.”
Puppetry Festival a Homecoming for Alumni Puppeteers
Many alums are among the more than 500 puppeteers attending this week’s National Puppetry Festival, kicking off celebrations for the half-century of UConn puppet arts.
Smithsonian Gardener Has UConn Roots
UConn alum James Gagliardi's garden encompasses three city blocks in the heart of Washington, D.C., and receives 8,000,000 visitors a year.
BioBlitz: A Race Against Time
During a 24-hour survey of biodiversity on and around the Storrs campus, UConn scientists and the public tallied nearly 1,200 species.
Piecing Together a 12,000 Year-old Way of Life
Archeological researchers recently uncovered hundreds of artifacts thought to be the oldest in Connecticut.
A New Use for Old Carpet
UConn researchers in engineering and business are collaborating to create particle board from waste carpet and bring it to market.
New Graduate Program Combines Educational Leadership, Law
The program will prepare professionals to manage the wide variety of legal issues that school administrators face.
Food for Thought at UConn’s First Science Salon
The UConn Foundation hosted a lively discussion of 3D printing and its potential in the field of health care at a science cafe in Hartford Thursday.