College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
2019 SPARK Technology Commercialization Fund Recipients
Past SPARK recipients have won over $4 million in extramural follow-on funding and have formed several startups after receiving the $50K proof-of-concept grant.
October 10, 2019 | Jessica McBride, PhD - College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
UConn Hosts New Sports Analytics Symposium
The event brought 130 students of all levels together with academics and industry experts to learn about the field of data science and its applications in sports.
October 8, 2019 | Bri Diaz - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Meet the Researcher: Devin Kearns, Education
"Professor Kearns’ ongoing work in the areas of special education and reading intervention, coupled with technologies like brain imaging, offers a fresh perspective into strategies that can ultimately help our schools successfully serve the needs of all students,” says Gladis Kersaint, dean of Neag School of Education.
October 7, 2019 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Student-run Podcast Brings Research to Life
A team of UConn students launched the In Vivo podcast to to get to know the fascinating faculty, staff, and students who give UConn life.
October 3, 2019 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Priceline.com Alum Ushers In ‘Month of Discovery’
“When you are looking to start a company, you have to be curious about the problem the company will solve and if there is really a need for it,” said Timothy "Scott" Case, ’92 (ENG).
October 2, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Talking Impeachment, Politics, and Elections with David Yalof
American politics expert David Yalof talks about the politics of impeachment throughout American history.
October 1, 2019 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications
‘Day-Glo and Napalm’ Exhibition Looks Back at UConn Activism
An exhibit on display at the Dodd Center looks back on the turbulent years of Vietnam-era protest at UConn.
September 27, 2019 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications
For This Ocean Dweller, Ability to Respond to Warming Waters is About Location
Our knowledge about species adaption patterns is mainly from animals living on land. In a new study, UConn scientists take a look at animals in ocean currents.
September 27, 2019 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications
UConn to Offer Tropical Studies Courses in South Africa
The courses will cover the country’s ecosystems, history and culture from the Skukuza Field Station in Kruger National Park.
September 25, 2019 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications
How Our Brains Cope with the Constancy of Change
Objects and people change around us constantly, and yet we can still identify them. How our brain keeps track of that is a mystery for which a UConn scientist and his students proposed a novel solution.
September 25, 2019 | Kim Krieger - UConn Communications