College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Fueling the Future with Seaweed
UConn researchers are part of a federally funded project to boost seaweed production for use as a biofuel.
Op-ed: Gentrification? Bring it
Hartford will never become New York. But why not look to North Adams, Pittsburgh, or Columbus for examples of a different kind of gentrification?
Skype a Scientist
A program to engage schoolchildren in science has grown in 8 months from one graduate student in one UConn lab to thousands of scientists across 12 time zones and all 50 states.
Old Specimens, New Insights
In UConn’s Biodiversity Research Collections, scientists, like detectives, are discovering new information about species today, even from specimens collected decades ago.
Student Perspective: Britney Reynolds ’19 (BUS, CLAS)
A new U.S. citizen, this psychology and business major still contributes to a scholarship she established in her name in Jamaica.
Fishing for New Antibiotics
A UConn chemist discovers a new mode of action for antibiotics, using antibacterial peptides found in fish.
International Student Embraces Research Opportunities at UConn
Colombia native Brian Aguilera '19 (CLAS) was one of a select group taking part in a new research program for undergraduates to work with faculty at UConn Health.
Coveted Class: Baseball and Society: Politics, Economics, Race, and Gender
Human development and family studies professor Steven Wisensale has designed a curriculum about baseball that isn’t a softball.
Holster Scholars Present on Topics from Cancer to Plastic to Aging
Eight ambitious students from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and School of Engineering conducted research that they began planning in their freshman year at UConn.
Our Monuments to Inequality
Why today’s America is much like that of the late 1800s, according to Manisha Sinha, Draper Chair of American History, and author of the prize-winning book, 'The Slave’s Cause.'