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Students compete at chess during a state scholastic championship for grades K-6. The event was sponsored by the School of Engineering with the Connecticut State Chess Association and the UConn Chess Club.
Students compete at chess during a state scholastic championship for grades K-6. The event was sponsored by the School of Engineering with the Connecticut State Chess Association and the UConn Chess Club. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer

 

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Jason Irizarry, second from right, an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, listens as students from Windham High School discuss Project Fuerte, a research initiative in which the students learn about structural inequalities in education. The students gave a presentation in the Student Union Theatre on March 26.
Jason Irizarry, second from right, an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, listens as students from Windham High School discuss Project Fuerte, a research initiative in which the students learn about structural inequalities in education. The students gave a presentation in the Student Union Theatre on March 26. Photo by Jessica Tommaselli
April 6, 2009 ¦  Volume 27, No. 26

 

Additional 2 percent of current state appropriation rescinded
Gov. M. Jodi Rell has rescinded another 2 percent from the University’s current state appropriation, bringing this year’s total rescission to 5 percent, the maximum the governor is permitted by law. Read more...

Three science students win Goldwater scholarships
Three students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have won prestigious Goldwater Scholarships to further their studies toward doctorates in the sciences. Read more...

University adopting new policy on graduate student tuition
The University will implement a policy of charging 60 percent of allowable in-state tuition for graduate students to grants that support the stipends for students assigned to them. Read more...

Scientists receive state funds to advance stem cell research
Eleven UConn scientists have received state-funded grant awards totaling $5.4 million from the Connecticut Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee (SCRAC) to advance embryonic and human adult stem cell research in Connecticut. Read more...

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