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Speaking the Same Language for Deaf Children of Hearing Parents

A new UConn research project will track the acquisition of signed and spoken language by young deaf children whose parents are hearing to help bridge development gaps.

Dung beetle, Phanaeus index, from UConn’s insect collection on Nov. 18, 2019

A Bug Life

A multi-sensory glimpse inside the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology's vast Biodiversity Research Collection.

An exterior picture of the Austin Building, home to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

UConn Receives $3M Gift For Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Research

An anonymous donor has gifted $3 million to endow two new research positions in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Battling Climate Anxiety with Knowledge

A new course at UConn aims to explore and define what it means to be alive in a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene.

A treehopper insect with a colorful, triangular "helmet."

UConn Study: Wing Genes Responsible for Tiny Treehopper’s Extraordinary Helmet

A study by UConn researchers sheds new light on how the distinctive "helmets" of treehopper insects evolved.

Young Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, one of the activists that gives hope to professor Mark Urban, arriving at a climate protest in Spain.

Finding Courage in Madrid: A Personal Reflection

UConn Professor Mark Urban reflects on what's changed - and what hasn't - in five years of attending United Nations climate conferences.

The three creators of the "Roast Me" card game pose for a portrait at the UConn School of Business.

UConn Alums Want You to ‘Roast’ Them

Three members of UConn's class of 2019 are about to launch a card game they developed while students on campus.

It’s a(n American) Girl Thing

The venerable American Girl doll collection provides the inspiration for a popular podcast by two historians who received their doctorates at UConn.

A depressed little girl sits alone on a filthy city sidewalk

Researchers: Look at factors outside the family that cause child neglect

UConn researchers say that looking beyond family dynamics to larger social factors may inform policy makers looking to reduce instances of child neglect.

Where’s the Beef?

UConn alum oversees Burger King's roll out of the meatless patty.