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University to Appeal NCAA Denial of UConn’s Waiver Application
President Herbst vows to continue the process.
Professor Emerita Awarded Poetry Society of America’s Highest Honor
Marilyn Nelson joins Robert Frost and Wallace Stevens as a recipient of the Frost Medal for 'distinguished lifetime service to American poetry.'
Cleveland Donald Jr., Former Director of Waterbury Campus, Dies
Donald, who was active in the civil rights movement, was the second black graduate of the University of Mississippi in 1966.
Freshmen Rowe Scholars Announced
The University of Connecticut is pleased to announce that eight freshmen from the Class of 2014 have been selected as Rowe Health Professions Scholars. Those honored are: Joshua Andrade, Gian Grant, Mallory Honda, Maciej Kosakowski, Mallory Perry, Thomas Silva, Kristen Springer, and Geyang “Athena” Tao. The John and Valerie Rowe Health Professions Scholars Program aids […]
Federal Grant to Fund Community-Supported Aquaculture Project
The shellfish aquaculture business in Connecticut is getting a boost from a new federal grant. Connecticut Sea Grant at the University of Connecticut has received $269,142 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to investigate the feasibility of a new community-supported aquaculture (CSA) program at the Noank Aquaculture Cooperative in Groton. Similar to community-supported agriculture […]
UConn/UTC Team Develops Alternative to Gold in Electrical Applications
Researchers at the University of Connecticut, partnering with United Technologies Research Center engineers, have modeled and developed new classes of alloy materials for use in electronic applications that will reduce reliance on costly gold and other precious metals. The research appears online in the October 12th issue of the journal Applied Physics Letters. With the […]
UConn Team Awarded USAID/HED Funds to Help Improve Water Resource Management in Ethiopia
A team of UConn researchers, partnering with collaborators from five Ethiopian universities and Alabama A&M University, has been selected to receive significant funding from USAID through the Africa-US Higher Education Initiative to support work aimed at building Ethiopia’s educational capacity to effectively manage its water resources. The team was one of just 11 chosen. UConn […]
What’s Next? Combine Purpose, Passion and a Paycheck
It is not news that many Connecticut residents are looking for employment. What is unique is that many older Connecticut professionals, those over 50 in the boomer generation, are seeking more than just a paycheck in their second half of life—but employment with a purpose—encore careers. What’s Next?: Combine Purpose, Passion and a Paycheck in […]
UConn to Display ‘Red Flags’ of Abusive Relationships as Part of Statewide Campaign
Deciding whether or not to intervene in a good friend’s relationship is never easy. Maybe you see qualities in their significant other that make you uneasy. Perhaps your friend’s personality has changed for the worse since they began dating. Or maybe it’s the chemistry between the two that just doesn’t seem right. But is it […]
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.