College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
UConn Researcher Investigates Promising Candidate for Mitochondrial Disease Treatment
Researchers and clinicians are exploring many potential medicinal approaches for investigating and treating the root causes of diseases including gene and enzyme replacement therapy. But another therapeutic approach is to develop compounds that maintain cells in a healthy state. Cellular organelles called mitochondria are increasingly recognized as promising targets for such compounds. Mitochondria are responsible […]
Journaling Project Makes The Pandemic Personal
All types of people have kept journals and diaries for years. Unfortunately, most of them get lost in history, unless fame and fortune come the writer’s way. The Pandemic Journaling Project is designed to make sure that does not happen to people's experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Identifying Dyslexia Early
The AppRise project uses a free, game-like app to help teachers assess kids as young as five and get them the help they need to learn to read.
New Human Rights Research Consortium Draws International Audience for Initial Conference
More than 150 human rights researchers from four continents will gather virtually today for the inaugural conference of the Connecticut/Baden-Württemberg Human Rights Research Consortium (HRRC).
UConn PEP: Transforming and Connecting Communities
Rich Mutts '06 (CLAS) describes how he used the UConn PEP program to help transform his community.
Past is Key to Predicting Future Climate, Scientists Say
A group of researchers say understanding climates of the very distant past will help us understand what the future might hold for the planet.
UConn Researcher Works to Address Racism’s Deadly Impact on Black Mothers and Babies
UConn researcher Haile Eshe Cole works not only to understand the health disparities Black women face, but to overcoming them.
UConn Researcher an Architect for Astronomical Survey Making Observations Toward a New Understanding of the Cosmos
A UConn researcher is part of a national data-gathering project that will yield insights into the formation and development of galaxies and black holes.
Brave Space: Manisha Sinha
As part of the Brave Space series, historian Manisha Sinha reflects on her background and life experiences and the 2020 presidential election.
A ‘Crash Course’ for the 2020 US Presidential and Local Elections
A student-run newsletter aims to inform Connecticut voters, especially first-timers, what to expect at the polls and on the ballot this Election Day.