The Graduate School
Sudden Death in Epilepsy and Breathing Troubles Linked to Bad Gene
UConn neuroscientists have found a gene mutation that causes abnormal breathing in mice with a severe form of epilepsy, mimicking the human sudden death in epilepsy syndrome.
37th Annual Graduate Student Research Day Carries On Virtually
September 22, 2020
Graduate Student Research Day (GSRD) is an annual celebration of the research accomplishments of students in The Graduate School programs at UConn Health, with a primary focus on the Biomedical Science Ph.D. program. Like so many activities in 2020, the decades old gathering traditionally held in June of each year, could not take place in […]
Neonatal Nursing Master’s Program Ranked in the Top 5 in the U.S.
July 7, 2020
A nursing advocacy organization recently ranked UConn’s neonatal nursing master’s degree as the No. 5 hybrid/online program in the country for registered nurses looking to further their education.
UConn Health Commencement Goes Virtual in a COVID-19 World
May 11, 2020
Even during the COVID-19 pandemic UConn Health found a way to honor its graduating Class of 2020 of 236 new physicians and scientists headed to health care’s frontlines.
Graduate Students Dhuri and Li Take Top Honors in local AAPS Poster Competition
December 6, 2019
UConn Ph.D. students take top honors in poster competition.
Ph.D. candidate Ãnand Gupta wins 2019 IPEC Americas Foundation Award
December 2, 2019
Ãnand Gupta, a Ph.D. candidate in Dr. Diane Burgess’ laboratory, was recently awarded a 2019 International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council of the Americas Foundation (IPEC) award for graduate students. He was one of five Ph.D candidates nationally to receive the award. The award was presented during the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists conference in San Antonio on […]
Forest management researcher designs museum installation
November 14, 2019
Amanda Bunce, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, recently translated her forestry research into an art installation. In a collaboration with faculty and students in School of Fine Arts, she created a piece about tree sway for the Weather Report, an exhibit currently on view at The Aldrich Contemporary […]
$1M in Federal Funding to Support Doctoral Students in Special Ed
November 4, 2019
In partnership with a consortium that includes six other universities across the nation, the Neag School’s special education doctoral program and Center for Behavioral Education and Research (CBER) will once again be part of a federal grant designated to support a total of nearly 30 future scholars in the field of special education.
Four UConn Researchers Collaborate to Create Nanoplatform for Intracellular Delivery of PNAs
October 28, 2019
Cooperation between researchers in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering leads to ground-breaking results.
Doctoral Student Awarded Dissertation Grant
October 7, 2019
Sarah Dodd was recently awarded a dissertation research grant from the Association of Title IX Coordinators (ATIXA). The award will support Sarah as she completes work on her dissertation, The Impact of the Sexual Assault Reporting Climate on Reporting or Disclosing Sexual Assault to College Officials for LGBTQ Identified Students. “Sarah’s dissertation work at the […]
Student-run Podcast Brings Research to Life
October 3, 2019
A team of UConn students launched the In Vivo podcast to to get to know the fascinating faculty, staff, and students who give UConn life.
Sameera Sansare Awarded Prestigious ISPE Scholarship
September 17, 2019
This graduate student combines intellect, inquisitiveness and sincerity in her research efforts — and it’s paying off!
