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Two UConn Faculty Named AAAS Fellows
The two women, physics researcher Nora Berrah and dental researcher Susan Reisine, are being honored by the world’s largest general scientific society for their distinguished contributions to their respective fields.
The ‘Roundup’ of Connecticut News
A newsletter course in the journalism department offers students real-life experience in digital journalism and marketing.
Major Fair ‘A Mind-Opening Experience’ for Exploratory Students
The fair drew students from across the University who are undeclared, looking to diversify their study experience, or interested in adding a major or minor.
CLAS to Offer New Major in Arabic and Islamic Civilizations
'We want to shatter the binaries of East and West,' says Nicola Carpentieri, director of the new Arabic and Islamic Cilivilizations program.
ScHOLAR2S House Visits Legislators, Alumni in Washington
Students from the Learning Community traveled to the Capital to attend events surrounding the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference.
Fumiko Hoeft Joins UConn as New Brain Center Director
Hoeft uses advanced approaches such as machine learning and network analyses in her work on the neural basis of reading development and dyslexia.
McNair Scholars Present Research at Annual Poster Exhibition
The program trains students from underrepresented and underprivileged backgrounds for careers as scientists.
Two Humanities Faculty Named Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors
Regina Barreca of English and Miguel Gomes of literatures, cultures, and languages received the University’s highest faculty honor in May.
CLAS, Engineering Launch International Engineering Program
The dual-degree tracks combine CLAS programs in French, Spanish, Chinese, or German language and culture with an engineering field to create a “destination program” for UConn.
UConn Junior Wins Prestigious Truman Scholarship
The biological sciences and sociology major hopes to pursue a career influencing global public health care.