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Members of Blue Note Sing at a Nov. 12 Tribute Honoring Jasper Howard
Members of Blue Note sing at a Nov. 12 tribute honoring Jasper T. Howard at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli
November 13, 2009 | Jessica Tommaselli
Marine Scientist’s Work Featured at Mystic Aquarium
Senjie Lin's work on the genetic changes that lead to toxic red tides is the basis of a new exhibit.
November 12, 2009 | Richard Veilleux, and Cindy Weiss, CLAS Today
Fiscal Year ’10 Budget Passed by Trustees
The Trustees approved a budget for the current fiscal year at a workshop on Nov. 5.
November 12, 2009 | Michael Kirk
Norman Klein, Oct. 23, 2009
Norman Klein, emeritus professor of animal science and former director of the Center for Environmental Health at UConn, died Oct. 23, 2009, aged 78. He was known for his commitment to social justice and political activism. Klein fought with the Marines in the Korean War. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California at […]
November 12, 2009 | Combined Reports
Armando Jimenez and Rosaly Rosario, Promesa Youth Award
Armando Jimenez, a freshman majoring in business, and Rosaly Rosario, also a freshman, received the 2009 Promesa Youth Award from the Connecticut Latino and Puerto Rican Affairs Commission. They were honored at a gala awards banquet at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Hartford on Oct. 24. Each received a $1,500 scholarship. Jimenez is a graduate […]
November 12, 2009 | Combined Reports
Physics Professor to Head Major Study of Ultracold Molecules
UConn's Susanne Yelin is the principal investigator on a multi-university project that has implications for quantum computing and the development of new materials.
November 11, 2009 | Cindy Weiss, CLAS Today
Rebecca Lobo Visits Sports Museum on Campus
Former Women's Basketball star Rebecca Lobo visits the J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum. Photo by Peter Morenus
November 10, 2009 | Peter Morenus
Robert Cruz, Student of the Year, Identidad Latina
Robert Cruz, BGS ’08, has been named Student of the Year by Connecticut’s Identidad Latina Hispanic newspaper. Cruz is currently enrolled in the master of public health program at UConn. He received his award at the 2009 “Latino de Oro” awards ceremony on Nov. 7 in the Theater of the Performing Arts at the Learning […]
November 10, 2009 | Combined Reports
Gen. Colin Powell Kicks Off World Youth Peace Summit
Retired Gen. Colin Powell speaks at a dinner in New York on Oct. 28, kicking off the World Youth Peace Summit, which will be hosted by UConn in 2011. Photo by Marcie Revens
November 10, 2009 | Combined Reports
Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Disabled Vets Comes to UConn
The University of Connecticut’s School of Business today announced it has joined the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV), a major initiative that helps rebuild the lives and economic potential of the country’s veterans with disabilities. UConn becomes the sixth member of a consortium of business schools offering the program, and the first in […]
November 10, 2009 | Combined Reports