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The University of Connecticut (UConn) is one of America’s top 20 public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. It is home to more than 31,000 students, 1,300 faculty, 230,000 proud alumni, and a handsome husky named Jonathan. The University has fourteen schools and colleges: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business, Dental Medicine, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Law, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work. Students can choose from eight undergraduate bachelor's degrees with 102 possible majors, as well as seventeen graduate/doctoral degrees and five professional degree programs (MD, JD, etc.). UConn's main campus in Storrs is admitting the highest-achieving freshmen in University history. Student diversity continues to increase, as does the number of honors students, valedictorians and salutatorians who consistently make UConn their top choice. It's a great time to be a Husky!
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Shuresh Ghimire, Ph.D.
Vegetable Assistant Extension Educator
Shuresh Ghimire conducts an extension education and research program in vegetable crop production and practices.
Plastic Mulch Climate Adaptation Horticulture Agricultural Sciences Biodegradable Materials Integrated Pest Management Cannabis Production Hemp Production Vegetable Production Climate Change Crop Production
Brenton R. Graveley, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Genetics and Genome Sciences
Professor Graveley is an expert in genetics and genomic sciences, with particular focus on RNA biology.
Micro RNAs Genetics and Genomics Genome Sciences RNA Biology
Paul Herrnson, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
Paul Herrnson's interests include political parties and elections, money and politics, and voting systems and election administration.
Political Behavior American Institutions and Politics Election Administration Voting Systems Public Opinion Money and Politics Elections Political Parties Voting Technology
Elizabeth Hintz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Communication
Elizabeth Hintz’s research examines how individuals manage complex, stigmatized, and poorly understood health conditions.
Interpersonal, Family, and Health Communication Medically unexplained symptoms Chronic Pain Medical Gaslighting Voluntary Childlessness Sterilization Sexual Health Reproductive Justice
Omar Ibrahim, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Dr. Ibrahim's clinical interests include lung cancer, pleural disease, and complex airway disease.
Lung Disease Interventional Pulmonary Pulmonary Training Lung Cancer
Steven M. Lepowsky, D.D.S.
Dean, School of Dental Medicine
Steven M. Lepowsky currently serves as the Dean of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
Dentistry Oral Surgery
Rigoberto A. Lopez, Ph.D.
Professor
Professor Lopez is an expert in food systems, marketing, and industrial organization.
Food Systems Marketing Industrial Organization Public Policy
Marlene Matarese, Ph.D.
Associate Research Professor
Marlene Matarese works to improve access to and the quality of systems and services for children and youth with public system involvement.
Child Welfare Juvenile Justice and Behavioral Health Systems Family Reunification in Child Welfare Implementation Science Intervention Design and Evidence Based Practices LGBTQ+ Community
Laura Mauldin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Laura Mauldin is a sociologist focused on health and illness; caregiving; and disability, Deaf, and science and technology studies.
Sociology Human Development and Family Sciences Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies Disability Studies Deaf Studies Caregiving and Caregivers
Chiara Mingarelli, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physics
Chiara Mingarelli is a gravitational-wave astrophysicist, researching how supermassive black holes in the centers of massive galaxies merge.
Astrophysics Pulsars Gravitational Waves Black Holes
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