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By Greg Bordonaro
Hartford Business Journal
May 7, 2012
As UConn tries to catapult itself into the ranks of the premier public universities in the country, billions of dollars have been spent over the past decade to develop the school’s infrastructure, academic standing and research capabilities with the hope of trying to attract top students and faculty.
But there’s been one key ingredient that’s always been missing: a vibrant pedestrian-oriented downtown. Located in the bucolic town of Mansfield, where farmland encompasses part of its campus, UConn has been described by some as a cow college.
Although new buildings dot nearly every inch of the campus, dining, shopping and entertainment options are scarce, making the area difficult to market as a place where people can live, work and visit.
That’s about to change.
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By Colin Poitras
Daily Campus
May 8, 2012
Storrs -- The director of the nation’s only federal agency devoted to transformational energy research and development toured UConn’s Center for Clean Energy Engineering at the Mansfield Depot Campus last week during a visit to the University.
Arun Majumdar currently serves as acting under secretary of energy for the U.S. Department of Energy, in addition to overseeing the Advance Research Projects Agency – Energy or ARPA-E. Created by Congress in 2007, ARPA-E’s statutory goal is to invest in high-risk, potentially high-reward research to rapidly translate science into breakthrough energy technologies that enhance the United States’ global competitiveness as well as its national, economic, and environmental security.
Majumdar visited UConn on May 4, prior to serving as keynote speaker for the School of Engineering’s undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 5.
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By Robert A. Frahm
CT Mirror
April 5, 2012
Storrs -- Mention the University of Connecticut, and many people immediately think of the university's championship basketball teams.
UConn President Susan Herbst would like them to think of cutting-edge research labs, top-notch professors and talented students, too.
"I want to bring our academic brand up to par with our athletic brand," Herbst said Thursday, moments after delivering an upbeat state-of-the-university address calling on the university community to raise UConn's profile as a leading research university.
She urged faculty, students and alumni to help the university establish its own brand "to reinforce what sets UConn apart."
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By Michael Kirk
UConnToday
March 15, 2012
John A. Elliott has been named the new dean of the University of Connecticut’s School of Business. Elliott has been the vice president and dean of the City University of New York’s (CUNY) Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College since 2002, where he also holds the Irwin and Arlene Ettinger Chair in Accountancy. Baruch is home to the largest business school in the United States, with 80 percent of its 18,300 undergraduate and graduate students majoring in business.
“John is a highly successful sitting dean who has had a distinguished scholarly career and clearly understands academic and educational excellence at the highest levels,” said UConn President Susan Herbst. “His experience and background at these prestigious institutions are exactly what we look for in our senior leadership.” |
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