College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Thermal Funkiness: Explaining the Unexpected
After just one semester of college physics, undergraduate Connor Occhialini performed theoretical calculations that explain why scandium fluoride shrinks when it gets warm. His work has now been published in an elite physics journal.
Some Land Conservation Measures Are Unpopular Among Property Owners
Since private landowners are critical partners in efforts to save coastal marshes, identifying the best strategies will be essential to success.
Science of Learning Project Wins $3 Million NSF Award
Cognitive scientists and neuroscientists at UConn will train 50 graduate students in the science of learning, and how to communicate their research using performing arts and digital media techniques.
Talking Baseball Assists Aging Adults with Dementia
A UConn researcher has found that using baseball as the focus of reminiscence therapy for elderly adults with dementia can spark memories and prompt an emotional response.
Free Admissions Tests Help More Poor Students Go to College
A new UConn study suggests that a simple, low-cost intervention may help narrow the longstanding college attainment gap among minority and low income students.
In Making Decisions, Are You an Ant or a Grasshopper?
Although it may seem less appealing, the ant's strategy of delaying gratification in the children's fable by Aesop should not be viewed in a negative light.
Op-ed: Trump’s Friendly Meeting with Putin Further Blurs US-Russia Relations
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who regards reading people as one of his greatest skills, will have measured the U.S. president.
Don’t Trust Me? Let’s Dance
New research quantifying the effects of synchronized movement is designed to better understand how it can drive social behavior and attitudes.
Studying Silversides
Marine scientist Hannes Baumann is studying how Atlantic Silverside fish are reacting to climate change and other human-caused changes in coastal waters.