College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

A close-up of a vampire bat.

Important Lessons from Social, Yet Sick, Bats

The treatment of sick bats by their healthy counterparts may mirror how human beings behave under similar circumstances.

A still from the student-made documentary showing the four students posing together on top of the car they drove to Yosemite National Park.

UConn Students Use Grant to Create Documentary About Yosemite

A group of students created a documentary film about a trip to Yosemite National Park, thanks to a UConn IDEA Grant.

An illustration of a coronavirus

With the Coronavirus Outbreak, It Matters How You Get Your News

The fragmented media environment of today presents special challenges when communicating about a disease like coronavirus.

An underwater photo of a coral reef.

UConn Research Shows Microplastics Are Damaging to Coral Ecosystems

A UConn researcher says microplastics present a significant threat to the health of coral reefs.

A mound at the ancient North American settlement of Cahokia.

As Farming Developed, So Did Cooperation – And Violence

As humans shifted from hunter-gatherer societies to agricultural societies, cooperation and teamwork increased - along with organized violence.

A pile of shells from different types of sea creature.

Paleontologists Discover Why the Oceans are So Diverse

A new study explores why the life in the world's oceans is so diverse.

A scholar in a greenhouse.

How Did the Monkeyflower Get Its Spots?

A cross-disciplinary team of researchers is close to understanding how a type of wildflower achieves its dazzling variety of colors.

A tadpole draws air from a bubble on the surface of the water, a technique UConn researchers have dubbed "bubble-sucking."

Tadpoles Break the Tension With Bubble-Sucking

UConn researchers have discovered how tadpoles are able to breathe air while remaining under water - it's called "bubble sucking."

Fluorescence images of mitotic cells with de novo centromeres from Drosophila melanogaster larval brains. The chromosomes are stained with DAPI (DNA, magenta) and CENP-C antibodies (kinetochore protein, green) and are shown within the outlines of fruit flies.

Fake Centromeres Make–and Break–a Chromosome

UConn researchers were able to make fake centromeres that fooled cells into rearranging their chromosomes.

Waterbury police officers gather around a stretcher on a city street after an opioid overdose.

Tackling the Opioid Crisis with a Warmer Touch

UConn is partnering with Waterbury police and health officials on an innovative new program to help people recover from addiction.