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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 |
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 |
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 |
Benton’s Student Docents Share Passion for Art with Novice Museum Visitors
The Benton Museum hopes student docents will boost other students’ comfort level around the arts.
November 9, 2009 | Lauren Lalancette
Founder of ACORN to Speak at UConn School of Social Work
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – ACORN founder Wade Rathke, author of Citizen Wealth: Winning the Campaign to Save Working Families, and UConn social work professor Robert Fisher, author of The People Shall Rule: ACORN, Community Organizing and the Struggle for Economic Justice, will discuss the state of community organizing during a talk at the UConn School […]
November 9, 2009 |
Health Center Grants, August 2009
The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Research Administration and Finance in August 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 Brammer, A., Medicine Active Hearing Protectors & Audibility […]
November 6, 2009 |
‘Top Chef’ Competition Turns Up the Heat for UConn’s Culinary Talent
Regan Grote and Josh Madore prepare a dish in the Top Chef @ UConn competition at Rome Ballroom on Nov. 2. Photo by Gail Merrill
November 5, 2009 | Brian Maresca, ’10
Researchers Investigating Potential Risks of Artificial Turf
Health Center researchers gathered samples from athletic fields at five Connecticut schools.
November 4, 2009 |
Hogan’s Halloween
President Michael Hogan hands out Halloween candy to sophomore Amy Holland. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli
November 3, 2009 | Jessica Tommaselli
Gospel Choir Performs at Von der Mehden
The Voices of Freedom Gospel Choir sings at von der Mehden Recital Hall on Oct. 31. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli
November 3, 2009 | Jessica Tommaselli