College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
McNair Scholars Present Research at Annual Poster Exhibition
The program trains students from underrepresented and underprivileged backgrounds for careers as scientists.
July 26, 2018 | Christine Buckley
Camera Traps, Citizen Science, Help Track State’s Animal Populations
In order to conserve the species that are here, we have to know more about what we have. UConn researchers are collecting data on animals and birds in the state.
July 25, 2018 | Elaina Hancock
Post-Filibuster: Confirming a Supreme Court Nominee in the New Era
Political scientist David Yalof discusses the process of selecting a Supreme Court Justice now that established norms have changed.
July 25, 2018 | Kenneth Best
Leeches Help Solve Antibiotic Mystery Spanning Two Continents
A new UConn study provides proof that tiny levels of antibiotics found in the environment can result in antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
July 24, 2018 | Kim Krieger
How Virtual Worlds Can Recreate the Geographic History of Life
Although our computer simulations were not designed to predict the future, they vividly reveal the dynamic power of climate change to shape life on Earth, write a UConn professor and former student.
July 20, 2018 | Robert K. Colwell, Distinguished Research Professor at UConn, and Thiago F. Rangel, Professor of Ecology, Universidade Federal de Goias.
From Cradle to Grave: Model Identifies Factors that Shaped Evolution
The study, published today in Science, brings us closer to knowing the complex interactions between topography and climate change, and how these factors influence the evolutionary histories.
July 19, 2018 | Elaina Hancock
PITCH Promising Award to Find Inhibitors of Cancer-Causing Cell
The UConn project aims to identify selective small molecule inhibitors of an enzyme implicated in many cancers.
July 19, 2018 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
UConn Survey: Local Hurricane Evacuees Need Basic Necessities
Housing issues and insufficient food are the most critical needs facing hurricane-displaced families from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands that are now living in Connecticut, according to UConn's Charles R. Venator-Santiago.
July 17, 2018 | Combined Reports
PITCH Promising Project Award for Cancer Stem Cell Research
Xiuling Lu from UConn's School of Pharmacy has received a PITCH Promising Project award to continue the development of a new and potentially safer treatment for cancer.
July 10, 2018 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
The Popularity of Sherlock Holmes
English professor Pam Bedore discusses the role of Arthur Conan Doyle's character in the evolution of detective fiction.
July 5, 2018 | Kenneth Best