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Unusual Expertise Brings Coveted Autism Award to UConn

It's been known for over a century that slowing and deepening breathing can decrease anxiety, yet there is surprisingly little evidence in the literature supporting this as a therapeutic intervention for people with autism

September 16, 2024 | Kim Krieger

Students working on a quilt-making activity at the W.O.W. Project in Manhattan's Chinatown.

Student Researcher Karen Lau Engages Youth in Asian American Labor History

Lau learned from her mentors the importance of having a connection to the community you research

September 13, 2024 |

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Guozhen Lu named Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics

Fellows are selected for their demonstrated commitment to the advancement of women in mathematics

September 11, 2024 | Combined Reports

Evelyn Simien teaching a course.

Meet New Director of Africana Studies, Evelyn Simien

The professor of political science talks about the growth of UConn’s Africana Studies Institute, its recent focus on intersectional research, and her own stake in this year’s historic presidential campaign.

September 10, 2024 | Christine Buckley

R/V Connecticut

UConn Researchers Set Sail for Wind Study

Faculty and graduate student researchers have embarked from Avery Point for an up-close investigation of offshore wind power and its effect on the marine environment

September 9, 2024 | Loretta Waldman, for the OVPR

Research & Discovery
Headshot of Jason Chang

Meet Jason Chang, First Head of New Social and Critical Inquiry Department

The professor of history and Asian American studies talks about the formation of his new department from “problem-based, solution-based academic units within the humanities, coming from intellectual traditions rooted in human struggle.”

September 4, 2024 | Christine Buckley

The exterior of the Werth Tower building at dusk. David Bruno, resident venture builder at the Werth Institute, helps students become entrepreneurs.

Create and Succeed: Werth Institute Program Building Record of Success Engaging, Uplifting First-Year Women Entrepreneurs

'Self-confidence develops from doing'

September 4, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance

Entrepreneurship UConn Voices
An aerial view of the UConn wordmark on Fairfield Way on a sunny day in Storrs

Five Faculty Members Named Fulbright Scholars For 2024-25

Fulbright Scholars are faculty, researchers, administrators, and established professionals teaching or conducting research in affiliation with institutes abroad

September 3, 2024 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications

University News

UConn Graduate Authors Book to Aid Communication Development

“Listening Ears” was published last year and aims to help children with their speech development

August 30, 2024 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications

Alumni

UConn Celebrates National Academies Members

'In the life of a scholar, few honors can compare with election to a National Academy'

August 29, 2024 | Combined Reports

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