Uncategorized

Two women in conversation.

Study Shows Domestic Violence Survivors Appreciate Support, But More Services Needed

A UConn faculty member finds that the need is still great for programs that serve victims of domestic violence.

Roosevelt’s Warm Alliance and the Cold War

In a new book, historian Frank Costigliola argues that Franklin Roosevelt’s sudden death in 1945 changed the temperature of U.S.-Soviet relations.

Co-editors Kelsey Barringham and David Schwegman present Namaste on Feb. 14, 2012. (Max Sinton/UConn Photo)

Journal a Medium for Students to Express Human Rights Concerns

UConn's human rights journal ‘Namaste’ offers opportunities for students as both contributors and editors.

Hollin Abraham: Breaking Boundaries

As a minority in a male-dominated field, this chemical engineer works to pave the way for future female scientists.

Maranda Reynolds works alongside Dr. Augustus Mazzocca within full visual contact to a deaf patient, insuring uninterrupted medical communication access between doctor and patient on February 24, 2012. (Tina Encarnacion/UConn Health Center Photo)

Interpreters for the Deaf Form Unique Bond with Patients

The Health Center, first in the state to hire a full-time sign language interpreter, now serves 600 deaf patients.

Photo of oak leaves and the sun shining through them.

A Reflection of UConn’s Strength

Having a growing endowment will ensure our future excellence through the long term.

Janet Paulsen, a graduate student, in the lab on Feb. 21, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Grad Student Earns Award Nomination for Work Fighting Infectious Diseases

A graduate student in pharmaceutical sciences who is helping develop new drugs to fight potentially life-threatening infectious diseases is among nine UConn finalists for a 2012 Women of Innovation Award.

A student waters plants at the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Greenhouse. (FJG Photography for UConn)

Board Approves Budgets for Memorial Stadium, Monteith Work

Renovations will also take place on the Law School campus, Hillside Road, and the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Greenhouses.

UConn Health Center March Programs, Events

Here’s what’s happening in March and early April.

Globe with a mortar board on top.

Going Global: The Next Big Thing

Global economic pressures are shaping the internationalization of higher education both at home and abroad.