Husky Sport, which uses sports to connect UConn students with children in Hartford’s North End, has received a $75,000 grant from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority. The grant will support the salaries of five part-time staff persons and cover transportation costs for more than 100 student volunteers who travel from UConn to Hartford […]

Fostering a love of reading and writing in young children can be a difficult task. But thanks to the work of Dr. Doug Kaufman, associate professor at the Neag School of Education, students at Dorothy C. Goodwin Elementary School in Storrs are learning to appreciate the creative writing process. “We have kindergartners who can write […]

Hartford Public Schools’ acclaimed Renzulli Academy for Gifted Students is set to be replicated in at least three other districts, under a $500,000 grant announced in October by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, as part of the foundation’s Centennial Celebration to honor Mr. Kent Cooke’s legacy. The Talent Development Award, presented to the University of […]

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 […]

On the first Saturday of every month, University of Connecticut physical therapy students volunteer at the New England Assistive Technology Center in Hartford (NEAT). A branch of Hartford’s Oak Hill School for adults and children with physical disabilities, NEAT is an important resource for assistive devices and technology in Connecticut. At NEAT, donated medical equipment […]

Second-year students in UConn’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program got first-hand patient care experience working at a daylong wellness fair. Held at the Court House Wellness and Fitness Center (CHFW) in Vernon, the event was planned by students who, with the help and guidance of their professor, designed and carried out all aspects of the […]

The Neag School of Education hosted a Fall Fest Literacy Night at North Windham Elementary School as a way to engage students and strengthen the Neag-North Windham relationship. The event gave pre-teaching students in Noemi Maldonado Picardi’s “INTD 1810: Inspiring the Urban Educator” class the opportunity to work together on a large-scale project, gain experience […]

Jeff Volek, associate professor of kinesiology in the Neag School of Education, received an $80,000 grant from the Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Foundation to study the effects of low-carbohydrate diets on health and performance. Volek has been studying the body’s response to carbohydrate restriction for more than a decade. The low-carb diet, which […]

Students in the Neag School of Education’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program have achieved high levels of success on their Board Exams. For the last three groups of DPT graduates (41 total students), they’ve excelled by scoring 100% first-time pass rate on their Board Exams from the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, […]

As a child, New Britain High School teacher Violet Sims, who is Afro-Caribbean, never imagined she could one day become a teacher because, as she put it, “I never had a teacher who looked like me.” As a student, “I couldn’t relate to anyone,” Sims told the more than 65 guests who recently attended the […]