College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Akshayaa Chittibabu ’19 (CLAS) looks to use her Truman scholarship for graduate work in dual medical and public health programs. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

UConn Junior Wins Prestigious Truman Scholarship

The biological sciences and sociology major hopes to pursue a career influencing global public health care.

Kiera Dalmass '19 (CLAS) at a mathematical statistics class on April 11, 2018. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Student-Athlete Strong: Kiera Dalmass

Honors student and statistics major Kiera Dalmass '18 (CLAS) is graduating a year early, so she can work on a master's during her final year of eligibility in women's lacrosse.

Earth's inner core is composed of solid iron and nickel, while its outer core is molten liquid. Prof. Vernon Cormier from UConn's Department of Physics recently won an NSF grant to determine the structure of the Earth’s inner core in relation to the processes that affect its cooling, solidification and connection with the flowing liquid metals of the outer core. (Open Source Image.)

Exploring Earth’s Core with Seismic Wave Measurements

UConn professor of physics, Vernon F. Cormier, has received funding from the National Science Foundation to study the transition from liquid to solid in the Earth’s core using seismic wave measurements.

A new study finds that one size does not fit all students when it comes to parents helping with homework, and that parental involvement can be particularly beneficial for economically disadvantaged students. (Getty Images)

UConn Sociologist Upends Notions about Parental Help with Homework

A new study finds that one size does not fit all students when it comes to parents helping with homework, and that parental involvement can be particularly beneficial for economically disadvantaged students.

Daniel Mulkey in his lab with graduate students Ian C. Wenker and Joanna Hawryluk. (Daniel Buttrey/UConn Photo)

The Brain and Breathing in Health and Disease

Professor Daniel Mulkey from UConn's Department of Physiology and Neurobiology recently received several grants for projects focused on understanding how the brain controls breathing in health and disease.

An image of immature retinal ganglion cell neuron from Dr. Trakhtenberg's research, adapted for a cover page of the International Review of Neurobiology volume on Axon Growth and Regeneration (Goldberg & Trakhtenberg, Eds, 2012, Vol 106: Academic Press)

New PITCH Promising Project Award for Optic Nerve Repair Technology

Ephraim Trakhtenberg from UConn Health's Department of Neuroscience and Jessica Rouge from the Department of Chemistry have won a PITCH Promising Project Award to develop a novel approach for repairing optic nerve damage that occurs in optic neuropathies such as glaucoma.

A view of Dusseldorf, Germany. EUROBIZ students will do a three- to six-month internship in Germany, with a German company. (Getty Images)

New German Program will Prepare Students for Global Careers

UConn is launching a new dual-degree German immersion program to prepare students for a career in the global marketplace.

Rowan Lucy '16 (BUS) buys a few plants from the UConn Blooms table during the UConn Earth Day Spring Fling held along Fairfield Way on April 22, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Metanoia: Springing to Action for the Environment

On social media, search, post, and tag using #UConnMetanoia to share experiences and stay up-to-date.

Michael Ego, professor of human development and family studies at UConn’s Stamford campus, with a client in the Baseball Reminiscence Program at River House Adult Care Center in Cos Cobb, Connecticut, during a trip to Citi Field in New York City for a Mets game. (Kenneth Best/UConn Photo)

Improving the Lives of Those with Dementia by Using Memories of Baseball

Other nations are responding to Alzheimer’s in innovative ways. Sports – specifically 'sports reminiscence therapy' – is increasingly playing a role, says UConn professor.

A view of Thoreau’s Cove from the western side at Stop 10. Two people on the beach provide scale. (Robert Thorson/UConn Photo)

Thorson’s Guide to Walden Pond

When UConn geologist Robert Thorson discovered there was no guidebook to one of America's most iconic places, he set out to write one himself.