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Fire and Building Inspectors Ensure Safety of University Structures
All University buildings are constantly checked to make sure they are safe for living and working by fire and building inspectors, according to Robert Hudd, associate vice president for public and environmental safety.
April 20, 2009 | Karen A. Grava
Emergency Alert Systems Working Well
The test of the University’s Alert Notification System April 14 was very successful, with 88 percent of Storrs campus faculty, staff, and students saying they received notice of the test within 10 minutes.
April 20, 2009 | Karen A. Grava
Impact of Apologies on World Politics is Focus of Historian’s Book
Offering and receiving apologies are part of everyday life, but when apologies occur – or don’t – on the international scene, they may trigger a whole new round of friction. UConn’s Alexis Dudden, an associate professor of history, is studying the forces at work when citizens, politicians, or pressure groups demand that a government apologize […]
April 20, 2009 | Scott Brinckerhoff
Art Historian Explores Social Dimensions of Asian American Art
A new book by art history professor Margo Machida explores the work of contemporary Asian American visual artists.
April 20, 2009 | Sherry Fisher
Report Shows Increase in External Research Support
Researchers in UConn’s Storrs-based programs last year brought in more than $100 million in awards, a 9 percent increase compared to 2007. The increase came despite the fact that faculty submitted 178 fewer funding requests in 2008 than in the preceding fiscal year. The increase is documented in the 2008 Report of Sponsored Project Activity. […]
April 13, 2009 | Richard Veilleux
State’s Elderly Population Increasing, Study Says
A recent report from UConn demographers shows that Connecticut’s rapidly aging population is growing increasingly dependent on a dwindling workforce.
April 13, 2009 | David Bauman
Pharmacy Students Help Physicians Manage Patients’ Medications
Students and faculty in UConn's School of Pharmacy are helping physicians manage their patients’ medications to avoid potentially dangerous drug interactions and make sure patients are complying with their medication directives to improve their health.
April 13, 2009 | Colin Poitras
Sarah Glaz, Strange Attractors, Poems of Love and Mathematics
Sarah Glaz, Strange Attractors, Poems of Love and Mathematics (A K Peters Ltd., 2009) Glaz is a professor of math in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
April 13, 2009 | Combined Reports
New Rowing Shell Named for Psychology Professor
The women’s rowing team has named its new racing shell after a beloved professor.
April 6, 2009 | Combined Reports
Residential Learning Communities Help Foster Student Interests
More and more students at UConn are seeking residential learning communities that will pique their intellectual and social interests, whether it’s engineering students interested in jazz, international students hoping to fit into American culture, or students passionate about issues of social justice.
April 6, 2009 | Karen A. Grava