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Chemist Wins CAREER Award for Research on ‘Free’ Metals

Shawn Burdette is one of four chemistry faculty to receive NSF CAREER awards in the past 18 months.

When the Earth Shook

Students and faculty at the Geology Club discuss the science behind the Haiti earthquake.

Geographic Information Systems Mapping the Future for Geographers

Geography department head Jeffrey Osleeb hopes to make UConn a national leader in GIS education.

Polity Editorship Moves to UConn

Political science professor Cyrus Ernesto Zirakzadeh will be the next editor of the journal Polity, which will be housed at UConn starting this summer. Zirakzadeh, an associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will be joined by associate editors Evelyn Simien, and Jeffrey Ladewig, both associate professors of political science. Simien also […]

Actuarial Science Program a ‘Center of Actuarial Excellence’

The University of Connecticut’s Actuarial Science Program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has been named a “Center of Actuarial Excellence,” one of only 12 chosen by the Society of Actuaries. Each of the 12 centers in the U.S and Canada passed a rigorous review of its research, scholarship, and teaching, and demonstrated […]

Economics Alum is World Bank Leader on Russia

Zeljko Bogetic says UConn prepared him well for his job as World Bank lead economist for Russia.

Fair Trade Goods Popular Despite Recession

A survey by political science researchers found that Americans are willing to pay more for goods that have been ethically produced.

Love of Science Has Taken Kenyan Student Around the World

Graduate student John Ngunjiri is studying the biologically active particles in the flu virus.

Researchers Identify the Most Promiscuous Birds in the World

UConn ornithologist Chris Elphick and his colleagues carried out DNA tests to discover the paternity of Saltmarsh Sparrow nestlings.

Researchers Identify Key Molecules in Photosynthesis

Chemistry professor Harry Frank led an international group of researchers that identified the molecules in algae which direct the organisms to convert sunlight into oxygen. The findings may ultimately help in developing new solar energy technology.