Pianist and composer Nathan Currier, winner of the Sackler Composition Prize, will present his composition in Storrs on Sunday. The piece will be conducted and performed by UConn musicians.

A new study shows brain changes may predict problems in walking, thinking, or staying continent.

Research by the Health Center’s Dr. Leslie Wolfson and his team has shown for the first time that certain changes in the brain’s white matter are highly predictive of the development of disability in older adults. The results of the study are published in the current edition of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Wolfson, [...]

As practice begins for the 2010 season, head coach Randy Edsall reflects on the growth of the program and outlines his vision for the future.

About 300 gardeners, both amateur and expert, attended UConn's annual garden conference March 12.

Gary Gladstein has already made a significant impact on the University with several major gifts. His most recent $1.25 million gift will further expand UConn’s human rights programming.

Swimmer Ali Aserlind, a pre-medicine major, is spending her spring break volunteering in Haiti.

Songs by two UConn groups are featured on a nationally distributed CD, The Best of College A Cappella.

Three students received training from a ROTC sergeant for a Connecticut Repertory Theatre production.

In front of an Academic Lobby packed with Health Center employees and supporters, Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced plans to establish the UConn Health Network.

The UConn women made history by continuing their winning streak with a victory over Notre Dame.

Geometric skeletons are fundamental concepts in many areas of science and engineering.

Patients, students, and researchers benefit from the Nayden Rehabilitation Clinic's new status and new site.

UConn psychology researchers found that when women believe men are staring at their bodies, they reduce their social presence.

Tiny Hawaiian bobtail squid use an unusual form of camouflage: they pack colonies of glowing bacteria into their bodies. Spencer Nyholm studies these invertebrates to understand how immune systems work.

Jennifer Chevinsky, CLAS ’11, wondered why UConn didn’t have a debate team. So she started one.

Six faculty hold Fulbright Scholar awards this year from the prestigious international exchange program.

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies mural is consistent with a tradition of art as a form of political expression in Latin America.

Shawn Burdette is one of four chemistry faculty to receive NSF CAREER awards in the past 18 months.

Since Babbidge Library's streaming video service began just over a year ago, it has expanded rapidly to include documentaries, plays, feature films, and interviews from the Litchfield County Writers Project.

Equipment to support interactive and virtual studies is now available to researchers.

Moore becomes the third UConn women’s basketball player to receive this top national academic honor.

When nanoparticles from consumer products leach into the ocean, they may harm oysters and mussels.

Students and faculty at the Geology Club discuss the science behind the Haiti earthquake.

The new center will conduct research in the field of aviation propulsion systems.

The tuition increase approved by the Board of Trustees is lower than officials initially proposed.

The tuition increase approved by the Board of Trustees is less than officials initially proposed.

With $202 million already raised, the University is one-third of the way toward reaching its campaign goal of $600 million.

The Health Center and its community partners have launched a mentoring program for Hartford-area children whose parents are in prison.

Due to the weather, classes starting at 5:00 and after are canceled

Engineering professor Bryan Huey is developing a new hard drive-like device designed to improve the reliability of data storage and reduce cost and energy consumption.

The site offers employees information about where to go for help if they encounter uncivil behavior.

University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun has returned to his position following a medical leave of absence. Calhoun returned to the office this morning and has assumed his full coaching responsibilities with no restrictions. “I am excited to return to the team and my coaching staff,” he said. “I appreciate the hard work by the [...]

Professor Merrill Singer says most public health issues have political roots and need political solutions.

An incubator company based at UConn is using biomolecular technology to develop nonfood crops for fuel.

Due to inclement weather, all Storrs morning, afternoon and evening classes are canceled.

A student's reflections from Cape Town.

Students and others can borrow cameras, camcorders, voice recorders, laptops, and wireless reading devices.

Officials will recommend to the Board of Trustees Feb. 18 raising tuition by 6.3 percent next year.

New Study Abroad studio arts program takes students to 'the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance.'

Two UConn students have received prestigious national fellowships for their pharmaceutical research.

Andrew Bush is looking for clues to the causes of one of the biggest extinctions in Earth’s history.

Nancy and David Bull have made a gift to support innovative programming in Cooperative Extension and 4-H.

Interns in the social work master's program are reaching out to Hartford-area seniors, offering health and mental health education.

The director of emergency medicine at the UConn Health Center has returned from Haiti after spending two weeks there providing emergency medical care to earthquake survivors.  Dr. Robert Fuller worked as a physician-volunteer with the International Medical Corps’ Emergency Response Team.

An engineering professor has funding for a new undergraduate research program to take place in Korea.

Researchers in the College of Agriculture are examining how tree sway interacts with the atmosphere.

The site's user-friendly technology offers easy access to environmental and natural resource data.

Donations for Haiti relief will be collected during the Monterey Jazz Festival event at Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts Feb. 5 and 6, and forwarded to Doctors Without Borders.

Timothy Holt ’75, chairman of the Board of Directors of the UConn Foundation, is supporting his two great passions – economics and Huskies basketball – with a major campaign gift.

Professor Wendy Glenn models the practices she hopes her students will apply as future teachers.

The University of Connecticut was well represented during the Connecticut Technology Council’s annual “Women of Innovation” awards gala Jan. 20 in Southington. Four women affiliated with the University received awards, while four others were recognized as finalists. The competition featured a total of nearly 60 candidates representing various fields. The awards honor women in the work [...]

The ultimate goal of engineering professor Brian Willis' research is to improve the functionality of future electronic devices.

Nominations are sought for Commencement speakers and honorary degree recipients for the University’s Commencement ceremony in May 2010. Nominations may be made by any member of the faculty, staff, student body, administration, community, or Board of Trustees, or by an alumnus of the University. An individual may not nominate himself or herself. All nominations should be [...]

Education professor Michael Coyne has won nearly $4.5 million in federal grants to study how schools can help disadvantaged kindergarten children bolster their reading skills.

Dr. Robert Fuller, head of emergency medicine at the Health Center, is a volunteer with the International Medical Corps, working to get the Port-au-Prince General Hospital up and running.

President Hogan urges the community to work through the Office of Community Outreach.

Associate head coach George Blaney will lead the men's basketball program during Calhoun's absence.

The first ESPN College GameDay broadcast for a women's basketball game was held at Gampel Pavilion on Jan. 16. Photo by Peter Morenus. For story, click on photo.

Chefs from Dining Services faced off in UConn's Culinary Olympics Jan. 14.

The Stentafords’ legacy of support for arts, education, and UConn will be perpetuated through their bequest.

Senior Bryan Banville enjoys serving the community and giving others the opportunity to volunteer.

Nechama Tec, emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut, will deliver the keynote speech during the Holocaust Memorial Ceremony and Concert in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations on Jan. 27. Tec has been a Holocaust scholar for years. Her research and publications have concentrated on the intricate relationships between self-preservation, compassion, [...]

The program will help reduce unemployment among professionals and strengthen the nonprofit sector.

The new program will help reduce unemployment among Connecticut professionals and strengthen the nonprofit sector.

Pathobiology professor Steven Geary recently returned from a year in Washington, D.C., as a scientific advisor to the State Department.

The proposed facility will develop and test vaccines for livestock.

The proposed facility will develop and test vaccines to prevent the spread of illnesses among livestock.

Geography department head Jeffrey Osleeb hopes to make UConn a national leader in GIS education.

Alumnus David Stockton is director of the Federal Reserve’s Division of Research and Statistics.

The dean of the Medical School has earned a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.

A campaign gift from alumni Robert and Carlotta Holster will support enrichment activities for honors students.

Former assistant women’s basketball coach Jamelle Elliott, now with the Cincinnati Bearcats, was greeted warmly Jan. 7, when she returned as a head coach for the first time. Photo by Peter Morenus

UConn engineering researchers are developing a new family of implant materials.

Political science professor Cyrus Ernesto Zirakzadeh will be the next editor of the journal Polity, which will be housed at UConn starting this summer. Zirakzadeh, an associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will be joined by associate editors Evelyn Simien, and Jeffrey Ladewig, both associate professors of political science. Simien also is [...]

Engineering professor Leon Shaw received three National Science Foundation research grants in 2009.

An alumna has researched the history of warrior cultures on behalf of martial arts enthusiasts.

Staci Anson ’02 MA, ’05 6th Year is a teacher, not a fighter. Yet when her husband Peter Delano co-founded a genetic testing company marketed toward the world of mixed martial arts, the high school history and anthropology teacher was intrigued. “I’m not a big fan of fighting, but lots of fighters want their genetic profiles [...]

Health Center researchers found that lipids produced by a common oral bacterium in humans may trigger or increase damage in autoimmune diseases such as MS.

Professor Robin Coulter has conducted research on the qualities associated with branded products.

UConn pharmacists conducted a review of the health benefits of five popular dietary supplements.

Zeljko Bogetic says UConn prepared him well for his job as World Bank lead economist for Russia.

A survey by political science researchers found that Americans are willing to pay more for goods that have been ethically produced.

Graduate student John Ngunjiri is studying the biologically active particles in the flu virus.

UConn researchers say Spiroplasma's propulsion style is optimal for converting energy into motion.

Community service is an important part of the student-athlete experience at UConn.

Caring treatment provided by a cancer clinician prompted a major gift in support of his research.

Professor Thomas Morawetz uses examples from literature to help students at the School of Law examine legal questions and concepts.

A paper co-authored by Brenton Graveley, associate professor of genetics and developmental biology, is published in the current issue of the journal Cell. The article is one of the first containing data generated by the Health Center’s powerful Illumina Genome Analyzer. Bacteria don’t have easy lives. In addition to mammalian immune systems that besiege the bugs, [...]

The new living-learning community is helping raise environmental awareness on campus.

Archaeology student Tiziana Matarazzo is helping reconstruct daily life in a Bronze Age village.

UConn's partnership with eight urban schools is a 'real-world laboratory' for preparing teachers.

Highlights of the edition include a look at the process of earning a Ph.D.

UConn ornithologist Chris Elphick and his colleagues carried out DNA tests to discover the paternity of Saltmarsh Sparrow nestlings.

Due to inclement weather, Storrs classes that begin before 10 a.m. today are canceled.

UConn leaders and state officials gathered on the Storrs campus Dec. 3 to take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 67,000 square-foot classroom building that will be constructed on Fairfield Way. The building, which will initially be known as the West Classroom Building, is the first of two new structures that will replace [...]

Students of different generations are learning together at the Waterbury Campus.

A year after an African American studies major was created, Paula McFarlane will be its first graduate.

A gift of high-end computer equipment from Blue Sky Studios offers students in UConn's digital media program access to cutting-edge technology.

A new "Front Desk" call center helps students 24-hours a day