College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

A little girl holds up Supergirl, left, and Wonder Woman, two characters from Mattel's DC Super Hero Girls collection. The appearance and dress of the new generation of fashion doll characters is a departure from Barbie’s idealized image and has changed the way children play, according to graduate student Sara Austin. (Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)

From Barbie to Superheroes: The New Femininity in Dolls

The appearance and dress of the new generation of fashion doll characters is a departure from Barbie’s idealized image and has changed the way children play, according to graduate student Sara Austin.

December 13, 2017 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery
Yorkeria izardi, a tapeworm from northern Australia that is hosted by an undescribed species of Chiloscyllium or bamboo shark. Researchers from UConn and the University of Kansas, together with collaborators from around the world, have counted almost 5,000 species of tapeworms to date, and estimate there to be as many as 20,000 species. (Caira Lab)

Tallying Tapeworms: New Book Details Species, Hosts

To date, the researchers count almost 5,000 species of tapeworms and estimate there to be as many as 20,000 species.

December 12, 2017 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Alumni Research & Discovery
A communication professor says embarrassing social media posts can cause just as strong emotional reactions as face-to-face interactions. (Getty Images)

Losing Face on Facebook

A communication professor says embarrassing social media posts can cause just as strong emotional reactions as face-to-face interactions.

December 11, 2017 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery
Head shot of Bruce Stave

In Memoriam: Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Emeritus Bruce Stave

Stave, who passed away Dec. 2, was a former head of the Department of History and directed the oral history program for three decades.

December 8, 2017 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Erika Skoe and eight students in her lab sit outside of Oak Hall.

The Music of the Brain

Listen to the Game of Thrones theme song and other musical demos from the Neural Symphony project, an open-source library of brain sounds from of the laboratory of Assistant Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Erika Skoe.

December 6, 2017 | Christine Buckley - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Professor of Mathematics Guozhen Lu stands in front of the Sydney Opera House

Professor of Mathematics Named American Mathematical Society Fellow

The award is among the highest honors in the field of Mathematics.

December 6, 2017 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications

Spectrophotometry is the science of measuring chemical absorption and reflection of light. Illustration by Jessica Ortegon ’18 (CLAS)/(SFA), a double major in chemistry and art and art history. The animation was developed by Alexandra Sailer ’19 (SFA), a digital media and design major.

Animating Biological Concepts

Biology majors enrolling for next semester in the lab section of Biology 1107 will be among the first to benefit from a series of five instructional animations developed by students in digital media and art.

December 5, 2017 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications

Alumni Research & Discovery
Peter J. Werth asks a question during the Entrepreneurial & Innovation Student Huddle held at the newly named Peter J. Werth Residence Tower on Dec. 4. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Supporting the Next Generation of Innovators

After announcing his $22.5 million commitment to foster innovation at UConn, donor Peter Werth attended presentations by student innovators at the newly named Peter J. Werth Residence Tower.

December 5, 2017 | Peter Morenus - UConn Communications

Entrepreneurship
Jessica Rouge, assistant professor of chemistry, talking with graduate student Josh Santiana in her research lab in the Chemistry Building. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Tailoring Treatment to Combat Diseased Cells at the Genetic Level

A UConn researcher developed a new drug delivery system using a synthetic-biological hybrid capsule that leaves healthy cells alone, increasing effectiveness and reducing unwanted side effects.

December 4, 2017 | Jessica McBride, Office of the Vice President for Research

Research & Discovery
Engineers and technicians assemble the James Webb Space Telescope on Nov. 2, 2016 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The telescope, designed to be a large space-based observatory optimized for infrared wavelengths, will be the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

UConn on the Front Line to Glimpse Farthest Reaches of Universe

Two UConn physics professors will be among the world’s first scientists to explore the universe using the new James Webb Space Telescope.

November 27, 2017 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications

Research & Discovery