Category: Academics


Read stories related to the Neag School of Education’s academic programs.

Implementing Systemic Approaches to High Quality Online Education at Neag

March 29, 2013

As the new director of Online Programs at the Neag School of Education, it’s Jae-Eun Joo’s job to ensure students taking online classes—or pursing an entirely online degree—have an experience as rich, educational and meaningful as those who sit in traditional UConn classrooms. Joo’s role is to “integrate effective pedagogy with new technologies” she said, […]


Autism Researcher to Focus on Music-Based Intervention

March 29, 2013

Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, recently awarded CHIP Principal Investigator (PI) Anjana Bhat a grant to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a novel music-based intervention for children with autism. Dr. Bhat, an assistant professor of kinesiology in UConn’s Neag School of Education and a pediatric physical therapist, will use […]


Neag School Moves up Four Spots in National Rankings

March 12, 2013

The U.S. News & World Report released its rankings of Graduate Schools and the Neag School of Education  continues to achieve top-ranking status as it rose in rankings to #28 in the nation, up from four places last year. This ranking puts the Neag School at #17 among all public graduate schools of education in the nation. In […]


Neag Alumnus Promoted to Director of the Nayden Clinic

February 15, 2013

As new director of the Nayden Rehabilitation Clinic, Jeremy Vigneault, PT, is focused on success. “My job is to ensure the success of others, whether they are my colleagues, students or patients,” Vigneault says. “I’m a proud member of the Nayden team.” On staff since 2005, Vigneault spent his first six years there as a […]


National Grant Leads to Addition of Four, Much-Needed Methodology Fellows at Neag School of Education

January 30, 2013

A prestigious $400,000 federal grant will allow the Neag School of Education‘s Measurement, Evaluation and Assessment (MEA) Department to not just recruit and support four much-needed fellows, but to help meet the nationwide demand for better standardized tests to assess academic growth and educational effectiveness. Designed to create jobs and expand research in fields critical […]





Chinese Delegation Visits UConn Kinesiology Department

January 30, 2013

A delegation of top sports and exercise scientists from China visited UConnʼs Department of Kinesiology last month to catch up on the latest in scientific research and training in their field. The 25 delegates representing Chinaʼs General Administration of Sports attended presentations on sports nutrition, hydration, injury rehabilitation, resistance training, aerobic training, special considerations for the […]


Dr. Larry Armstrong Appointed Interim Kinesiology Department Head

January 30, 2013

Dr. Larry Armstrong has become interim department head of the Department of Kinesiology. Previous department head Dr. Carl Maresh has returned to research and his academic roots as director of the Human Performance Laboratory and professor in physical therapy. Armstrong began his career at UConn in 1990 as a member of the Department of Kinesiology […]