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Spring Showers
Students at the Greater Hartford Campus walk to classes in the rain. Photo by Peter Morenus
March 23, 2010 | Peter Morenus
Genetically Engineered Crops – Science, Policy, and Risks
Plant scientist Carol Auer helps government regulators navigate the science behind the technologies.
March 23, 2010 | Christine Buckley
Daniel Civco, 2010 SAIC/Estes Memorial Teaching Award, ASPRS
Daniel Civco, a professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, has been named as the recipient of the 2010 SAIC/Estes Memorial Teaching Award of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS). The SAIC Estes Memorial Teaching Award, with funding provided by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), was inaugurated in 2003 […]
March 23, 2010 | Combined Reports
Students Enjoy the Spring Sunshine
The warm weather has brought many students outside. Here Chris D'Amico, a mechanical engineering major, studies near Homer Babbidge Library. Photo by Lauren Cunningham
March 22, 2010 | Lauren Cunningham, Margaret Malmborg, and Jessica Tommaselli
Lifetime of Giving Supports Passion for Soccer
A series of gifts from a UConn alum and his wife has accumulated to a total of $100,000.
March 22, 2010 | Jennifer Huber
Piano Concerto Premieres at UConn
Pianist and composer Nathan Currier, winner of the Sackler Composition Prize, presented his composition in Storrs on Sunday. The piece, conducted and performed by UConn musicians, will also be performed at the Stamford Campus tonight.
March 19, 2010 | Heather Turner, CLAS ’12
UConn Hosts Northeast Regional Science Bowl
On Saturday, March 20, more than 200 high school virtuosos of science from across New England will descend on the University of Connecticut campus for the 2010 Northeast Regional Science Bowl (NRSB). The bowl, organized and sponsored by the School of Engineering, will feature both a Jeopardy!-style quiz competition and a model solar-powered car race. […]
March 19, 2010 | Combined Reports
Exhibit Integrates State’s Natural and Cultural History
The permanent exhibit 'Human's Nature' at the Museum of Natural History examines the relationship between natural history and cultural history in Connecticut. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
March 18, 2010 | Frank Dahlmeyer
Can Changes in the Brain Predict Disability in Older Adults?
A new study shows brain changes may predict problems in walking, thinking, or staying continent.
March 18, 2010 | Carolyn Pennington
Farhad Nadim, Feb. 17, 2010
Farhad Nadim, an adjunct professor of civil and environmental engineering at the Waterbury Campus and senior environmental engineer at VeruTEK Technologies Inc. in Bloomfield, died on Feb. 17, 2010. Earlier in his career, Nadim was a researcher at the Environmental Research Institute, a former UConn research center. Nadim was an expert in the environmental remediation […]
March 17, 2010 | Combined Reports