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Actuarial Science Center Named for Donors
UConn's actuarial science research center has been renamed, thanks to a $1 million gift.
July 13, 2009 | Karen A. Grava
Participants in the 2009 Connecticut State BioBlitz
Participants in the 2009 Connecticut State BioBlitz. The event, held June 12-13 at Hartford’s Keney Park, documented 1,715 different plant and animal species. Photo by Leanne Kennedy Harty
July 13, 2009 | Combined Reports
Siobhan Wilcox adds her name to a painted rock
Incoming freshman Siobhan Wilcox adds her name to a painted rock outside Buckley residence hall while on campus for orientation. Photo by Peter Morenus
July 13, 2009 | Combined Reports
Health Center Grants, April 2009
The following grants were received at the UConn Health Center through the Office of Research Administration and Finance in April 2009.
July 13, 2009 | Combined Reports
2009 Women’s Achievement Awards
STORRS, Conn. – Twenty University of Connecticut students have been recognized for their academic achievements as recipients of this year’s Outstanding Senior Women Academic Achievement Awards and the 100 Years of Women Scholarships. The students received their awards during a ceremony held May 8 in the Student Union. This year’s recipients of the Outstanding Senior […]
July 2, 2009 | Combined Reports
UConn Professor Honored as NASW/CT 2009 Educator of the Year
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Lirio K. Negroni, an associate professor at the University of Connecticut’s School of Social Work, has been named the 2009 Educator of the Year by the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Also honored were UConn student Celaura Estrada as the NASW/CT 2009 MSW Student of the Year […]
June 17, 2009 | Combined Reports
New Resource to Help Faculty Use Technology in Teaching
The Instructional Resource Center has created a wiki, as part of its ongoing efforts to provide information about new and emerging technologies.
June 8, 2009 | Sherry Fisher
Robert Birge, Connecticut Medal of Science
Robert Birge has won the 2009 Connecticut Medal of Science, the state’s highest award for scientists. Birge holds the Harold S. Schwenk Chair in Chemistry. He is known for his basic research on protein structure and function and in biomolecular electronics, yielding breakthroughs that have led to technological developments. He has used a protein from […]
June 8, 2009 | Combined Reports
Health Center Researcher Receives Grant to Study Parasites
A professor of genetics and developmental biology has been awarded a grant by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, through an initiative that aims to develop a pipeline of creative ideas that could change the face of global heath.
June 8, 2009 | Carolyn Pennington
John Leach, May 27, 2009
John Leach, associate professor of curriculum and instruction in the Neag School of Education, died May 27.
June 8, 2009 | Combined Reports