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Honors Program Receives $1 Million Gift

A campaign gift from alumni Robert and Carlotta Holster will support enrichment activities for honors students.

Ramamurthy Ramprasad, Humboldt Foundation Fellowship

Ramamurthy (“Rampi”) Ramprasad, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering, has been awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship. The award will enable him to conduct research at the Fritz-Haber-Institut of the famed Max Planck Society, in Berlin, Germany. Ramprasad plans to spend a full sabbatical year at the Fritz-Haber-Institut, […]

UConn’s School of Nursing Opens Simulation Laboratory in Stamford

The University of Connecticut School of Nursing is celebrating the opening of its new nursing simulation lab in Stamford with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 13. Located close to UConn’s Stamford campus at 1351 Washington Boulevard, the simulation laboratory will provide Fairfield County nursing students with easy access to advanced clinical nursing simulation equipment […]

Elliott Receives Warm Welcome from Husky Fans

Former assistant women’s basketball coach Jamelle Elliott, now with the Cincinnati Bearcats, was greeted warmly Jan. 7, when she returned as a head coach for the first time. Photo by Peter Morenus

Bruce Bellingham, Jan. 3, 2010

Bruce Bellingham, professor emeritus of music, died suddenly of a heart attack on Jan. 3. He was 71. Bellingham was known for his love of music; his enthusiasm for performing stand-up bass in jazz ensembles and with orchestras; his passion for all things Victorian; and his desire for people of all ages to participate, perform […]

Health Center Grants, October 2009

The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Research Administration and Finance in October 2009. The list represents new awards as well as continuations. The list of grants is supplied to UConn Today by the Office of Research Administration and Finance. Federal Grants Adler, A., Immunology Mechanisms of Effector CD4 Cell […]

Polity Editorship Moves to UConn

Political science professor Cyrus Ernesto Zirakzadeh will be the next editor of the journal Polity, which will be housed at UConn starting this summer. Zirakzadeh, an associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will be joined by associate editors Evelyn Simien, and Jeffrey Ladewig, both associate professors of political science. Simien also […]

Using Nanotechnology to Boost the Lifespan of Medical Implants

UConn engineering researchers are developing a new family of implant materials.

Finding Warrior Roots for Martial Arts

An alumna has researched the history of warrior cultures on behalf of martial arts enthusiasts.

Factors from Common Human Bacteria May Trigger Multiple Sclerosis

Health Center researchers found that lipids produced by a common oral bacterium in humans may trigger or increase damage in autoimmune diseases such as MS.