Hartford Business Journal – Aspiring entrepreneurs with technology ideas that could help the insurance industry are invited to vie for a $5,000 first prize next month during a hackathon weekend at Upward Hartford, featuring top regional developers, designers, coaches, entrepreneurs, mentors and judges from Boston, New York City and Silicon Valley.
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UConn’s Strength Draws Talented New Freshmen Across Campuses
UConn Today – UConn’s investments in its regional campuses are drawing record numbers of talented new freshmen to those locations, joining their highly accomplished peers who are coming this week to UConn Storrs to begin their college careers.
Almost one-third of UConn’s new freshmen this year chose to enroll at one of the four regional campuses, up from about one-quarter of the freshmen in fall 2015. The growth is particularly evident at UConn Stamford, where new student housing that opened last week helped propelled the enrollment of new freshmen by 50 percent over last year.
LIMRA, UConn Team Up to Support Analytics Projects
Digital Insurance – LIMRA has partnered with the University of Connecticut’s School of Business in supporting financial services companies’ analytics projects.
According to research by the life insurance trade association, 80% of organizations are now piloting or implementing at least one advanced analytics initiative. Yet, a big challenge remains finding the right talent and skill sets to meet growing industry needs.
UConn Downtown Hartford Campus Makes Its Debut During Ceremonial Event
Hartford Courant – Hundreds of people crowded in front of the University of Connecticut’s downtown campus Wednesday for its grand opening, a $140 million investment that comes with lofty expectations for the role the school will play in the city’s future.
UConn Opens New Downtown Hartford Campus
UConn Today – UConn has come home to Hartford.
After years of planning, the new downtown UConn Hartford campus opened Wednesday to the cheers of scores of onlookers who gathered at 10 Prospect St., where the campus is anchored at the historic Hartford Times building.
The move returns UConn to its roots in Hartford, where it had been located from its opening in 1939 until it moved in 1970 to West Hartford. It also helps UConn fulfill core aspects of its academic and service missions, while establishing a classic urban campus that complements the capital city and will become part of its fabric.
As UConn Returns, A Chapter in Hartford’s History is Completed
The CT Mirror – For nearly a half-century, the University of Connecticut has had no place to call its own in the state’s capital city. Today that changes as Connecticut’s flagship university opens the doors of its new $140-million downtown branch campus on Prospect Street.
As UConn Returns, A Chapter in Hartford’s History is Completed
Hartford Business Journal – For nearly a half-century, the University of Connecticut has had no place to call its own in the state’s capital city. Today that changes as Connecticut’s flagship university opens the doors of its new $140-million downtown branch campus on Prospect Street in Hartford.
LIMRA Announces Partnership with University of Connecticut’s School of Business’ New Center for the Advancement of Business Analytics
LIMRA – LIMRA today announces its partnership with the University of Connecticut’s School of Business, supporting the mission of the new Center for the Advancement of Business Analytics (CABA). A major goal of the partnership is facilitating collaboration with the financial services industry.
Hartford Welcomes UConn Back Downtown
Hartford Business Journal – UConn school officials, city and state leaders and others gathered Wednesday morning at the steps of the Hartford Times building to commemorate the long-awaited opening of the University of Connecticut’s downtown Hartford campus.
Dyes Detect Disease Through Heartbeat Signals
UConn Today – Vibrant tones of yellow, orange, and red move in waves across the screen. Although the display looks like psychedelic art, it’s actually providing highly technical medical information – the electrical activity of a beating heart stained with voltage-sensitive dyes to test for injury or disease.
These voltage-sensitive dyes were developed and patented by UConn Health researchers, who have now embarked on commercializing their product for industry as well as academic use.