UConn Today – Tucked inside a small laboratory at UConn’s Technology Incubation Program (TIP) in Farmington, Conn., Nicole Wagner is trying to cure vision impairment and blindness for more than 30 million people worldwide.
Research
UConn Wins Funding for Study of Insulators
Professor Cesur Joins National Bureau of Economic Research
Healthcare Management Professor Resul Cesur has been appointed as Faculty Research Fellow in the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) program on Health Economics. Continue Reading
Spring 2017 Research Newsletter
At the University of Connecticut, we are extremely proud of our exceptional, talented and dedicated faculty. Nevertheless, it is particularly gratifying when other professional organizations join us in recognizing our professors’ many achievements.
Last semester, two of our distinguished professors, James Marsden and John Mathieu, were honored with prestigious, lifetime achievement awards.
UConn Finance Majors Take CFA Trophy
A team of five UConn undergraduate finance majors is celebrating after winning the 2017 CFA Society Hartford Research Challenge earlier this semester. Continue Reading
Three Marketing Professors to Retire
School of Business Wishes a Happy Future to Professors Carrafiello, Spiggle and Ross
Kayaking in South Carolina, reading, gardening and tackling new research projects are on the retirement ‘to-do’ lists of three prominent Marketing Department professors.
This year’s three School of Business retirees all hail from the Marketing Department, and include: Continue Reading
GE Fellowship Recipient: ‘I Feel Very Privileged’
MBA Students Used Scholarships to Study Insurance, Monetary Theory and More
The four UConn MBA students who were awarded 2017 GE Global Fellow Scholarships to pursue their global business research interests presented their findings to faculty and administrators on April 7. Continue Reading
Nursing Students Tackle Real-World Healthcare Needs
UConn Today – Sudden Infant Death Syndrome can strike fear in the heart of a new parent – something Olivia Briggs ’17 (NUR) knows well. When her nephew was a newborn, her sister obsessively bounced in and out of his room to make sure he was still breathing, she recalls. Not long before, a friend of her sister’s lost her baby to SIDS, the cause of 4,000 sleeping-related deaths annually in the United States, according to the American SIDS Institute.
Seven Business Faculty Honored
Professor Reilly Recognized for Remarkable Research; Peers Honored for Teaching Strategies
Management Professor Greg Reilly earned the School of Business’ annual award for Research Excellence, an achievement that is based on five years of academic success. Continue Reading