College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Gender and Identity: Forging New Paths
A $500,000 fund granted to UConn has furthered research in gender identity through fellowships to more than 30 young researchers.
UConn Scholars to Address Issue of Historic Monuments
A multidisciplinary seminar via Zoom at UConn will look at the politically charged issue of historical monuments.
UConn Researchers Working Toward Equitable At-Home Reading Disability Intervention
UConn researchers are working on solutions for school-age children with reading disabilities, who often don't have access to the resources most effective in addressing those problems.
Without Oxygen, Earth’s Early Microbes Relied on Arsenic to Sustain Life
A UConn researcher has found evidence indicating that arsenic once played a role similar to oxygen for organisms early in the history of life on Earth.
The Psychologist and the Bees
Doctoral student Megan Chiovaro has learned a lot about people - from working with honeybees.
Documentary Tracks Charters ‘Searching for Secret Heroes’ of Blues Music
A new documentary focuses on a legendary early 1960s film made by Sam Charters and UConn professor emerita Ann Charters about American blues musicians.
Op-Ed: American Environmentalism’s Racist Roots Have Shaped Global Thinking About Conservation
The racist assumptions underlying early US environmentalism have had far-reaching effects.
Doctoral Student Gets Crossword Puzzle Published By The New York Times
UConn PhD student Anne Marie Crinnion explains what it takes to get a crossword puzzle published by the gold standard of the field, the New York Times.
UConn Expertise Featured in the World Wide Fund for Nature’s Living Planet Report 2020
UConn expertise is featured in a new international report about declining wildlife populations.
Weight Stigma Predicts Emotional Distress and Binge Eating During COVID-19
Young adults who have experienced weight stigma have more distress and maladaptive eating behaviors during the pandemic, regardless of their body size, researchers at UConn's Rudd Center have found.