Associate Professor Laura Donorfio received the 2018-2019 University Teaching Fellows Award from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Laura will be partnering with CETL over the course of the next academic year on workshops and events through CETL.

Laura is also the recipient of the 2018 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Excellence in Teaching Award in Behavioral and Life Sciences.

Laura is an exceptional instructor, highly dedicated to the education of our students, particularly in Waterbury, not only through her classroom instruction, but through the many other advising and enrichment opportunities that she provides to students. In the words of one of her colleagues, Laura “engages students that most professors underestimate, and she inspires student learning to a level most teachers never reach.” And in the words of one of her former students, “I look up to Dr. Donorfio for her caring nature, her work ethic, and her contribution to UConn and HDFS. I highly encourage all of my friends and peers at UConn to take her classes because I have learned more from Dr. Donorfio than any syllabus and class description could ever suggest. She taught us how to be responsible, hardworking, free-thinking, and open-minded members of society and individuals.”

Professor Steven Wisensale’s article on Baseball Diplomacy and Japan-U.S. Relations published on UConn Today.

Professor Michael Ego’s article on his work with people with dementia was published in The Conversation.

Assistant Professor Alaina Brenick, Associate Profesor Annamaria Csizmadia, and Assistant Professor Linda Halgunseth presented at the CLAS Diversity Research Poster Session.

 AAUP’s feature of Associate Professor Laura Donorfio, highlights her work with students and with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).  The AAUP features UConn faculty as part of an ongoing effort to educate legislators (and others) on what UConn faculty do and the impact we have outside of the classroom.

See this recent article about Emeritus Professor Ronald Rohner by the AAUP.

See the following news coverage in the Pacific Standard on Laura Mauldin’s book, Made to Hear.

Professor Rebecca Puhl recently coauthored a policy statement that was published in the American Academy of Pediatrics, which addresses the social and emotional impact of obesity in youth and encourages pediatricians to improve supportive care for children and families struggling with weight.  Read some of the press coverage in the New York Times, Reuters, and NBC.