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UConn Offers Range of Resources to Promote Data Privacy and Security

From everyday business practices to planning for an emergency, UConn is helping members of the university community protect the security of electronic data.

Health Center Grants, July 2012

The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Research Administration and Finance in July 2012. The list represents new awards as well as continuations, and is supplied to UConn Today by the Office of Research Administration and Finance. Federal Bansal, R. FGF Receptors in Myelin Function and Disease National Institute of […]

Storrs Grants, July 2012

The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in July 2012. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is provided each month by OSP. Anagnostou, E., Civil & Environmental Engineering FM Global Internship for Hojjat Seyyedi AY 2012-13 FM Global, $62,119, 8/12-5/13 Armstrong, L., Kinesiology Hydration […]

Storrs Grants, June 2012

The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in June 2012. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is provided each month by OSP. Adamson, D., Chemistry Boron Nitride Flame Retardant University of Connecticut Center for Science & Technology Commercialization, $50,000, 6/12-5/13 Anderson, S., Human Development/Family […]

Work Begins on Health Center’s Outpatient Care Building

The ambulatory care center will consolidate the outpatient faculty practices and clinical programs from Dowling North and South and be the new home for the cancer center.

Health Center Police Offer Active Threat Training

In response to the recent tragedy in Newtown, the sessions aim to help employees survive an active shooter incident.

A view of an iPad with Khmer language questionaire at Khmer Health Advocates in West Hartford on Dec. 18, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Improving Health Care for Cambodian-Americans

Two UConn faculty members are using innovative techniques to improve health care for Cambodian Americans who suffered under the Khmer Rouge.

Facebook main webpage on Google Chrome browser on LCD screen

UConn Study: Some People Find Facebook More Entertaining Than Others

Communication professor David Atkin found that more people look to Facebook for entertainment than to communicate with others.

Weathering the Winter Blues

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) may affect 11 million people in the U.S.

Kentwood Wells, professor and department head of ecology and evolutionary biology on Jan. 15, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Biologist Honored for Seminal Paper on Social Behavior of Frogs

A frequently cited 1977 paper by Kentwood Wells is being honored by the Animal Behaviour Society with an essay on its impact.