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Kunter Gunasti, Thomas C. Kinnear Journal of Public Policy & Marketing Award
Kunter Gunasti, an assistant professor of marketing in the School of Business, and Marvin Goldberg of Pennsylvania State University have received the Thomas C. Kinnear/Journal of Public Policy & Marketing Award for their article, “Creating an Environment in which Youths are Encouraged to Eat a Healthier Diet,” which was published in the fall 2007 issue […]
October 30, 2009 | Combined Reports
New Books by Beall, Burke, Pedneault
Jc Beall, Spandrels of Truth (Oxford University Press, 2009). Beall is a professor of philosophy in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and a member of the UConn Logic Group. Beall is also author of Revenge of the Liar (Oxford University Press, 2007). Mary Burke, ‘Tinkers’: Synge and the Cultural History of the Irish […]
October 30, 2009 | Combined Reports
Jc Beall, Daniel Taylor Fellow, University of Otago
Jc Beall, a professor of philosophy in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was the 2009 Daniel Taylor Fellow at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. The honor is awarded by invitation. Its chief purpose is to bring eminent philosophers from outside New Zealand to the Otago philosophy department and other New Zealand […]
October 30, 2009 | Combined Reports
UConn Police Make Arrest for Internet Threats
University of Connecticut police have arrested a man in connection with Internet threats warning people not to cooperate with the authorities in the days following the death of UConn student Jasper Howard. Christopher J. Mutchler, 18, of Wethersfield, was arrested Oct. 29 and charged with hindering prosecution, interfering with an officer, threatening and other charges, […]
October 30, 2009 | Michael Kirk
Fall Colors Illuminate Campus
A view of Gentry Building from the roof of the Student Union. Photo by Peter Morenus
October 30, 2009 | Peter Morenus
High Blood Pressure Medicines Show Promise for Treating Heart Disease
Two medications commonly used to treat high blood pressure appear to be effective in treating one of the most common and potentially deadly forms of heart disease, according to a report by UConn scientists.
October 29, 2009 | Colin Poitras
Speaker Explores Human Rights as Issue for the U.S.
This year’s Sackler Human Rights Lecture focused on human rights as a national movement.
October 28, 2009 | Derek Ghan, LAW '12
President Hogan Dances with the Stars
President Michael Hogan, center, 'danced with the stars' at the inaugural performance of the Husky Headliner Series at Jorgensen. Photo by Margaret Malmborg
October 28, 2009 | Margaret Malmborg
Implications of Four-Day Work Week to be Topic of Law School Symposium
The possible social and economic benefits of implementing a four-day work week will be examined by professionals from a variety of disciplines during the Connecticut Law Review’s Annual Symposium on Oct. 30. The symposium will take place in the William R. Davis Courtroom at the University of Connecticut School of Law, from 8.15 a.m. to […]
October 28, 2009 | Combined Reports
David Kenny, Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology ‘Sells Award’
David A. Kenny, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Psychology, received the 2008 Sells Award from the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology “for outstanding career contributions to multivariate experimental psychology.” The award, the highest honor bestowed by the Society in recognition of contributions to the field, was presented to him in Salishan, Ore., on Oct. […]
October 27, 2009 | Combined Reports