College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The Tragic Story of America’s Only Native Parrot
In a world that faces extinction on a scale not seen in the past 65 million years, some may wonder: Aren’t there more important things to study? Read what UConn postdoc Kevin Burgio says about why the Carolina parakeet matters.
Babe Ruth in a Kimono: How Baseball Diplomacy has Fortified Japan-US Relations
The sport has been a unifier, bringing together the people of two nations with vastly divergent histories and cultures. Opening Day is Thursday – play ball!
Bones in All the Wrong Places
UConn researchers have shown how a mutation causes certain cells in muscle tissue to develop into cartilage and bone at injury sites.
UConn Public Policy Interns Serve Connecticut
Forty students from the Department of Public Policy are currently interning in public agency and nonprofit offices across Connecticut, including Hartford City Hall and the Department of Children and Families.
Scientists Discover Evidence of Early Human Innovation, Pushing Back Evolutionary Timeline
A UConn anthropologist was part of a team that discovered evidence of relatively sophisticated human activities dated tens of thousands of years earlier than previous evidence in eastern Africa.
Op-ed: While Mexico Plays Politics with Water, Some Cities Flood, Others Go Dry
Mexican officials frequently treat water distribution and treatment not as public services but as political favors, observes a UConn political scientist, based on her research.
The Parkland School Shooting: Keeping Memory Alive
'These days, people often think not just of permanent memorials on the ground, but of living memorials, efforts that will serve as education, that will motivate change,' says Ken Foote, a geography professor who studies the aftereffects of tragedy.
Brain Awareness: Can Caffeine Save the Tiniest Babies’ Brains?
Two UConn researchers are exploring ways to mitigate the effects of extended development outside the mother's womb on the brains of pre-term babies.
Brain Awareness: Brainstorming Better Seizure Treatments
UConn researchers are studying the complex science of seizures, with the ultimate goal of developing new, more targeted, anti-seizure treatments.
What Trump Should Know About Kim Jong Un
'If he does indeed meet with Kim Jong Un, President Trump will need to understand what makes the North Korean leader tick,' says political scientist Stephen Dyson.