College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Tom and Eileen Marston sitting on a couch, posing for a photo with the video title overlayed.

Lifelong Husky Couple Expands Scholarship by Giving Through Their Life Insurance

The scholarship has already provided financial support for 11 undergraduate students at the Avery Point campus and now it will support many more students for years to come

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New Geroscience Program Delves Into the Mysteries of Aging

'Our goal is to give as many students as possible a greater appreciation and understanding of aging'

Godfrey gathering samples of organisms while on a blue water dive.

Snapshot: A Voyage to the Only Marine National Monument in the U.S. Atlantic

'This begins the real focus on how communities of marine wildlife operate in the absence of significant direct human impacts'

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Ecologist Karolina Heyduk Awarded $578,000 From National Science Foundation

The research is in collaboration with the New York Botanical Garden and Colorado College

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Alumna Blends Geography and Engineering To Explore Transportation Inequity in the US

Research by Quinn Molloy '24 Ph.D. found that Black households spend more on transportation than white households

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Historic Genome Sequencing Will Unlock Potential for Agriculture, Conservation

Rachel O’Neill, director of UConn’s Institute for Systems Genomics, and her lab are contributing to a groundbreaking new ruminant genome sequencing effort

Microscopic view of fruit flies with the title of the video "The Genetic lives of Fruit Flies"

Winged Wonders

Why the tiny fruit fly is mighty in scientific value

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Surviving Breast Cancer: Nigerian Women Share Their Stories

Breast cancer is among the leading killers of women in Africa

Gampel Pavilion

CAPS Program Celebrates Success with ‘Community Celebration’

The event brought together approximately 600 college and high school students, in addition to faculty and staff, that all represented the various parts of CAPS

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CIRCA: Serving Connecticut’s Coastal Communities and Beyond

As seas and temperatures rise, the Connecticut Institute for Resilience & Climate Adaptation uses research and community engagement to protect communities across the state