College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Lightweight of Periodic Table Plays Big Role in Life on Earth

In the future, we will likely see increasing use of hydrogen as a fuel. But first we must meet two major challenges, writes Nicholas Leadbeater of Chemistry.

UConn Law alumnus, Eric Parker '10.

Law and Journalism Experience? You’re Covered

'In both professions you are going to meet people who don’t want to talk to you, and having those interviewing skills will allow you to dig deeper,' says Taylor DiChello, Fox 61 reporter and a student at UConn Law.

A three-year-old horseshoe crab in the lab at UConn's Institute for Systems Genomics. (Angelina Reyes/UConn Photo)

Horseshoe Crabs: How Did They Get an Exception?

How they've managed to stay the same is a great mystery. Now, researchers at UConn are assembling a detailed map of the horseshoe crab’s DNA, to learn why these 'living fossils' seem frozen in time.

Students participate in Fresh Check Day in the concourse (atrium) at Uconn Stamford on Oct. 9, 2018. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Trustees Review Expansion Ideas for UConn Stamford Academics

In light of rapidly growing enrollment at the Stamford Campus, the University is considering adding new majors and additional student services.

A young woman eating pizza in front of the refrigerator late at night. (Getty Images)

UConn Study: Junk Food Purchases Increase after Recreational Marijuana Legalization

New research by a UConn economist found a link between state recreational marijuana legalization and increased consumption of certain high-calorie foods.

Mostafa Analoui, executive director of venture development, speaks with Kashmira Kulkarmi, chief scientist, and Alex Tikhonov, senior scientist at Azitra's technology incubator lab at the Cell and Genome Sciences Building in Farmington on Feb. 8, 2017. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Venture Development Helps Foster CT Business Opportunities

UConn's Mostafa Analoui sits down with MetroHartford Alliance to discuss how the University's entrepreneurship and venture development programs support business opportunities in the state.

The April 4, 1949 document that established the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, showing the signatures of foreign secretaries and ambassadors of the original signing nations – Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, and the United States. NATO was established for the purposes of collective security. Because the document was signed in the U.S., the signature of Secretary of State Dean Acheson is the last to appear. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Q&A: U.S. Foreign Relations in the 21st Century

History professor Frank Costigliola, an expert on U.S. foreign relations, discusses the historical context of the country's international alliances.

The annual Learning Community Kickoff this past August, where each learning community comes together to celebrate the beginning of the academic year. (Melissa Foreman / Program Director, Learning Communities)

Humanities House Helps Students Connect The Dots

Under the guidance of Associate Professor of Political Science Stephen Dyson, UConn’s Humanities House is helping its residents find opportunities for growth in an ever-changing world through a diverse, humanities-rich education.

Colonies of a multi-resistant coliform bacteria (Escherichia coli). (Getty Image)

UConn Chemist Receives NIH Grant to Synthesize Molecule for UTI Research

UConn chemist, Mark Peczuh, has received NSF funding to develop a molecule that could signal a tremendous breakthrough for those who are prone to contracting UTIs.

Director of UConn's NMR facility, Vitaliy Gorbatyuk. (Carson Stifel/UConn Photo).

Insight into Molecular Makeup at UConn’s NMR Facility

UConn's Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) facility provides instrumentation that can identify compounds produced by chemists or extracted from natural products.