When Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed into law this week a landmark piece of education reform legislation, it marked, among other things, the growing role of the University of Connecticutʼs Neag School of Education in helping shape the conversation about one of the most closely-watched public policy issues of the day. The Northeastʼs top-ranked public […]

Capital Community College nurse educator Bonnie Edelen earned not just a doctoral degree from the University of Connecticut, but an Excellence in Nursing Research Award from the Connecticut Nursing Research Alliance. The award came from the study Edelen conducted in 2009 to write her dissertation, which showed how reflective journaling can help nursing students better […]

According to an initial sample of seven states, the existing standards for teaching writing vary widely in comparison to a new set of common standards that are in the process of being implemented by most states. Study co-director, Dr. Natalie Olinghouse at the University of Connecticut, along with Michigan State University’s Dr. Gary Troia, said […]

The majority of the brightest and best students at the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut want to teach in high-need schools and focus their clinical experiences and academic work toward that goal. Yet instead of being actively recruited by urban districts, they must wait in the back of the hiring line. […]

Most people only think about drinking water when they are thirsty. But by then, it may already be too late. Even mild dehydration can alter a person’s mood, energy level and ability to think clearly, according to two studies recently conducted at the University of Connecticut’s Human Performance Laboratory. The tests showed it didn’t matter […]

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 #32 in the nation. This ranking puts the Neag School as the #1 public graduate school of education in the Northeast and #22 among all public […]

Museums provide students with opportunities and resources not available in the classroom. Through the physical participation of seeing, feeling, touching and overall experiencing the past, field trips to these sites and their corresponding lesson plans are crucial for successful learning in youth. UConn’s Alan Marcus, Ph.D., associate professor of curriculum and instruction in the Neag […]

Computerized Social Studies Game Leads to Higher Writing Scores, Greater Interest in Science

The practice of physical therapy is directing the restoration of function and the prevention of disability accompanying disease, injury, or loss of a body part. Physical therapists can change the way people live their lives. Current first-year students of the Neag School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology chose the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program (DPT) […]

To help meet the national demand for certified science, technology, engineering and math teachers that will engage and inspire young people, the Neag School of Education is expanding its one-year accelerated Teacher Certification Program for College Graduates (TCPCG) to UConn’s Avery Point campus. Like the TCPCG programs already in place on regional campuses in West […]