Bri Diaz
Author Archive
Beckman Scholars Program Prepares Research Leaders
The national scholarship program provides immersive research experiences to outstanding undergraduates majoring in the biological sciences or chemistry.
August 29, 2017 | Bri Diaz
Seven Faculty Receive NSF CAREER Awards for Research, Education
Seven faculty members have received highly competitive early career awards from the National Science Foundation to support their research. Two more were recognized by the Office of Naval Research.
May 2, 2017 | Bri Diaz, and Josh Garvey
Patrick Hogan Named Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
Hogan, a professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is an influential writer who specializes in literary universals and the relations between narrative and emotion.
May 2, 2017 | Bri Diaz
CLAS Invests Three New Endowed Chairs
Professor of English Brenda Brueggemann, Professor of Economics Stephen Ross, and Professor of History Manisha Sinha were recognized at a ceremony on Wednesday, April 5.
April 6, 2017 | Combined reports
Louisiana Wetlands Sea-Level Rise Four Times the Global Average
Without major efforts to rebuild Louisiana’s wetlands, there is little chance that the coast will be able to withstand the accelerating rate of sea-level rise, according to a new study co-authored by researchers at UConn and Tulane University.
March 16, 2017 | Combined reports
In Memoriam: Ralph Porter Collins, Emeritus Professor of Biology
Collins retired from UConn in 1989 as a full professor and head of the botony section.
March 13, 2017 | Bri Diaz
Shakespeare in Context: Player, Author, Imposter
On September 9, three English Ph.D. candidates gave presentations at the event "Shakespeare: Player, Author, Imposter," which painted a picture of who Shakespeare really was and why we are still reading his work 400 years after his death.
September 16, 2016 | Sydney Lauro '17 (CLAS)
A Summer with Mark Twain
This summer, Helen Stec '18 (CLAS) interned at the Mark Twain House in Downtown Hartford, assisting the museum's education department in creating and facilitating educational programs for visiting students.
August 25, 2016 | Sydney Lauro '17 (CLAS)
Political Science Undergraduate Pursues Passion at Bunche Institute
The Bunche Institute at Duke University accepts just 15 students from across the country each year into a rigorous program that aims to encourage students like Danielle Russell to pursue academic careers in political science.
August 23, 2016 | Sydney Lauro '17 (CLAS)
A Sensitive Soul: The Psychology of Bullying
Samantha Lawrence '17 (CLAS) is working alongside Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies Alaina Brenick on research regarding how youths perceive and respond to bullying scenarios.
August 17, 2016 | Sydney Lauro '17 (CLAS)