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Howard Memorial Funds Established

In memory of UConn football student-athlete Jasper Howard, the Division of Athletics has established two funds for those who wish to express their support. Funeral arrangements for Howard, who died on Oct. 18, have also been announced. According to a statement from Athletics, the “Jasper T. Howard Endowed Scholarship” will be awarded annually to a […]

Clothesline Project Seeks to Raise Awareness of Sexual Assault

T-shirts decorated by sexual assault survivors are displayed as part of 'The Clothesline Project' during Domestic Violence Awareness Week. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer

No Place Like Home? Exploring the Myths of Telecommuting

UConn research suggests telecommuting may not enhance job satisfaction or the work-family balance.

New Series of Student Performances to be Launched at Jorgensen

A new series of student performances begins at Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 23. The series, known as “Husky Headliners,” is designed to offer UConn students easier access to professional artistic performance space and an opportunity to be involved with producing a show in a professional manner. Says Jorgensen director Rod Rock, “Historically […]

Candelight Vigil Honors Memory of Slain Football Player

Students, faculty, and staff mourned Jasper Howard during a moving vigil Wednesday night.

Storrs Grants, August 2009

The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in August 2009. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied each month by OSP. Ammar, R., Computer Science & Engineering Developing and Reviewing the Nanotechnology Undergraduate Program of the Akhbar El-Yom Academy Akhbar El-Yom Academy, $195,000, […]

Gene Likens, ‘Einstein Professor,’ Chinese Academy of Sciences

Gene E. Likens, distinguished research professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has been named an “Einstein professor” by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in recognition of his work as a pioneering ecologist. Likens, who co-discovered acid rain, went to China to receive the award. He will […]

Audrey Jarrelle, Oct. 16, 2009

Audrey Jarrelle, associate professor emeritus of family studies, died Oct. 16, 2009, in Orange, Va., from ovarian cancer. She was 65. Jarrelle joined the UConn faculty in 1967. She taught a wide variety of courses in the area of Textile and Apparel, including Basic and Advanced Textiles, Testing and Evaluation, Textile and Costume History, and […]

Heinz Herrmann, Oct. 18, 2009

Heinz Herrmann, emeritus professor of biology, died Oct. 18, 2009, aged 98. Herrmann, who joined the UConn faculty in 1959, held a named research professorship from the American Cancer Society in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology for many years. During this time, he was for 10 years director of the Institute of Cell […]

Southeast Asia is Focus of Stamford Symposium

A symposium on development in Southeast Asia and reception and photo exhibit celebrating the life and work of the late United Nations Secretary-General U Thant will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 27, beginning at 5:30 p.m., in the GenRe Auditorium, University of Connecticut, 1 University Place, Stamford. At 5:30 p.m., a photo exhibit will be […]