Mwangi Samson Kimenyi, an associate professor of economics in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has joined Brookings as a senior fellow. The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy organization based in Washington, D.C. Kimenyi will join the Africa Growth Initiative, part of Brookings’ Global Economy and Development program. Kimenyi is also […]

Kenneth Fuchs, a professor of music in the School of Fine Arts, has been inducted into the 2009 Signature Sinfonian class of inductees by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the oldest and largest music fraternity for men. Fuchs, an award-winning composer of music for orchestra, band, and chorus, was recognized for a ‘lifetime of excellence.’ The […]

Both the UConn Women’s and Men’s Swimming and Diving Teams have received the 2009 Scholar All-American Team Honors by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. The CSCAA Scholar All-American Team Honors are awarded annually to teams that achieve an cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4-point scale.

Dr. Lori Wilson, surgical director of the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Breast Health Program at the UConn Health Center, has been elected to the American Cancer Society’s New England Division Board of Directors. Wilson’s areas of expertise include melanoma, endocrine, breast, and gastrointestinal neoplasms. She will begin her three-year term on Sept. 1.

Dr. Kenia Mansilla-Rivera, a practitioner of family medicine at the UConn Health Center, was awarded the Health Center’s Henry M. Feder Jr., M.D. Teaching Award. Mansilla-Rivera is a faculty member of the UConn/St. Francis Hospital family medicine program. She was selected by the graduating class as the faculty member who has made the most outstanding […]