College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Child molds princess bodies out of clay.

Study: On Screen, Girls’ Bodies are Changing

The bodies of female characters in animated films have changed within the last two decades and the impact on young viewers merits further study, says Rebecca Rowe of UConn.

Bird flies during a coastal storm.

Coastal Birds Can Weather the Storm, But Not the Sea

The impacts of hurricanes, in terms of populations rather than individual birds, tend to be surprisingly small compared to the other threats that are causing these species to decline, say researchers.

Light bulbs in a row

START Preliminary Proof of Concept Fund Recipients

Through a generous grant from the CTNext Higher Education Fund last year, the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) has been administering an early stage translational research funding program called the START Preliminary Proof of Concept Fund. Under the grant, funding is provided to investigators at Central Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State […]

Walter Woodard ’01 Ph.D. on Oct. 17, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Telling Stories With Connecticut State Historian Walter Woodward

Connecticut State Historian talks with UConn 360's Julie Bartucca about storytelling, his own history, and what Connecticut residents should be called.

Aerial view of a design thinking session at Greenhouse Studios (UConn Photo)

Making Digital Scholarship Mainstream

UConn’s Greenhouse Studios aims to reimagine disrupt longstanding academic workflows to better support scholarly publications for the digital age.

Meet the Researcher: Richard Ashby Wilson, Law and Anthropology

World events have always shaped Richard Wilson Ashby's research.

An old photograph shows a group of armed men in front of a rustic cabin

Hatfield-McCoy Feud Carries Lessons for Today

The fabled feud between the Hatfield and McCoy families of Appalachia is the subject of a new PBS documentary, featuring the insights of UConn historian Altina Waller.

A new species of tapeworm described from Australia by Janine Caira and student Kirsten Jensen, showing the head-like scolex. (Image courtesy of Janine Caira)

‘A Spine for the Spineless, Gutless Worms’: Providing an Evolutionary Backbone for Tapeworms

A new NSF-funded project led by Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Janine Caira will help fill the gaps in the approximately 200 million years of evolution separating tapeworm lineages.

New research suggests spring salamanders are less likely to survive metamorphosis to adults in streams with highly variable flows. (Ryan Wagner/Submitted Photo)

Climate Change Water Variability Hurts Salamander Populations

New research suggests spring salamanders are less likely to survive metamorphosis to adults in streams with highly variable flows.

UConn's Biophysics Facility offers specialized equipment and expert technical support to move research projects forward. (Carson Stifel/UConn Photo)

Bridging Science at UConn’s Biophysics Facility

The University of Connecticut houses its very own Biophysics Facility, where expert technicians use specialized equipment to help UConn researchers better understand how biological systems work.