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Storrs Grants, May 2009
The following grants were received at the Storrs-based programs through the Office for Sponsored Programs in May 2009.
August 21, 2009 | Combined Reports
UConn Nursing Student Wins Trow Scholarship
STORRS, Conn. – The University of Connecticut has announced that nursing student Leah Goldberg is the recipient of a Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship from the National Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for first-year students. Goldberg, a junior in the School of Nursing who resides in WEST HARTFORD, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship for the […]
August 20, 2009 | Combined Reports
Jeffrey Ogbar speaks about hip-hop to students in a summer program
Jeffrey Ogbar, associate professor of history, gives a lecture about the origins of hip-hop music to students on campus this summer with the Center for Academic Programs. Photo by Peter Morenus
August 20, 2009 | Elizabeth Omara-Otunnu
Kids taking part in archaeological field school on campus
Children work at an archaeological dig on campus during a summer field school, part of the Kids Are Scientists Too program. Photo from the Museum of Natural History
August 20, 2009 | Combined Reports
Coach Geno Auriemma and former Husky WNBA All-Star players
Five former UConn athletes played in the WNBA All-Star Game in July. With Coach Geno Auriemma from left, Asjha Jones, Swin Cash, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, Charde Houston. Photo from the WNBA
August 20, 2009 | Combined Reports
Donna Ellis discusses purple loosestrife with invasive plants symposium participants
Donna Ellis, senior extension educator, discusses purple loosestrife with participants in an international symposium on invasive plants, Aug. 10-12. Photo from the Department of Plant Science
August 20, 2009 | Elizabeth Omara-Otunnu
19th century fashion images from the Dodd Center’s collection
Images from 19th century women’s magazines in the Spanish Periodicals and Newspaper Collection at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. Photo from the Dodd Center
August 19, 2009 | Elizabeth Omara-Otunnu
Neag School of Education Helps Launch Teacher Prep Academy at Hartford School
STORRS, Conn. – Instructors at the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education are helping Hartford-area high school students prepare for future teaching careers through a special partnership with Hartford Public Schools. The Neag School is spearheading a consortium of teacher education institutions that are providing expertise and support to Hartford as it prepares to […]
August 14, 2009 | Combined Reports
UConn’s Mentor Connection Program Provides Real World Experience to High School Students
STORRS, Conn. – Eighty-one high school students from across the nation seized the opportunity to develop professional skills at the University of Connecticut’s 2009 Mentor Connection program: Bright Ideas. The UConn Mentor Connection program, offered annually by The Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development in the UConn School of Education, is a summer […]
August 7, 2009 | Combined Reports
Alumni Association Announces New Members of Board of Directors
STORRS, Conn. – The University of Connecticut Alumni Association has announced new and returning members of the Board of Directors for fiscal year 2009-2010. The Board of Directors is the association’s governing body, and is elected by the Alumni Association membership. This year, four new members were elected to the board: Steve Blovish, ’80, ’84, […]
July 22, 2009 | Combined Reports