College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Working to Understand the Changing Flavors of Quarks

Up, charm, down, bottom, top, and strange - what does it all mean?

A Dungeness crab scuttling across a boardwalk. The life cycle of the Dungeness crab offers lessons on potential effects of climate change for other species.

Understanding How a Crab’s Complex Life Cycle Will Respond to Climate Change

Research with implications for species under stress from a warming planet

Hundreds of people take part in a Global Climate Strike protest on September 24, 2021, in Cape Town, South Africa, demonstrating against the causes of global climate change, and in particular, the South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE).

Climate Change Literacy Lessons from Africa

'If people are literate about climate change and have a better idea of what's coming, then they can adapt more effectively'

Meet the Researcher: Shenelle Shaw, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Undergraduate researcher Shenelle Shaw is investigating how an enzyme may have a bigger role in seizure activity than scientists had assumed.

Mo giving a presentation at the Aspen Center for Physics in February 2020.

A Physics Ph.D. Student’s Step-By-Step Journey to Storrs and Distant Galaxies

Seeing far in the distance, even without a telescope

Mike Willig, Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and director of the Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, on April 4, 2016. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

UConn Distinguished Professor Receives C. Hart Merriam Award

Among the top 2 percent of ecologists in the world, Michael Willig is recognized for his dedication to research and education about mammals and the environment.

OVPR Funds 3 Projects in the Arts & Humanities

The UConn Office of the Vice President for Research recently announced the recipients of the third annual SCHARP Program.

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UConn Authors Exploring Just Sustainabilities

Linking social and environmental justice

Muireann Nic Corcrain is a Fulbright Scholar from Ireland Teaching the Irish language at UConn.

An Bhfuil Gaeilge Agat?: Fulbright Scholar Helps Bring Irish Language and Culture to UConn

Muireann Nic Corcráin is spending the year at UConn teaching the Irish language - and spreading the culture of the Emerald Isle.

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Tracy Frank Studies Earth’s Climate through Ancient Rocks, with an Eye to the Future

Under the guidance of a new department head, UConn's geosciences program aims to teach Earth sciences in the context of the Human Epoch, preparing tomorrow's geoscientists to solve future problems.