The Graduate School

Luyi Sun, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and graduate student Songshan Zeng have created a group of ‘smart’ materials that alter their color and transparency properties in response to mechanical force Photo taken on July 20, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Novel Smart Materials Inspired by Sea Creatures

UConn researchers have created new materials that can change appearance and change back, just like squid and jellyfish.

Jorell Meléndez-Badillo: Ph.D. Candidate

Jorell Meléndez-Badillo: Ph.D. Candidate, Recipient of the 2016-2017 Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship

Currently a Ph.D. candidate in Latin American History, Jorell Meléndez-Badillo is a recent recipient of the 2016-2017 Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship. Jorell has previously published books, edited volumes, journal articles, book chapters, and newspaper articles on the topics of labor, anarchism, and radical politics in Puerto Rico. During his tenure he will work under the […]

Salted water in the Dead Sea with salt crystals. (iStock Photo)

The Tiniest Parasites

A UConn study of bacterial parasites may shed light on how the human genome grew.

Carol Auer, professor emerita, collects insects in a field of camelina on June 21, 2016. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Studying the Ecology of a New Crop

A team of UConn plant scientists is studying interactions between a genetically modified crop and the environment.

Refueling a hydrogen-powered car. (iStock Photo)

New Catalyst Found for Clean Energy Fuel

UConn chemists have found a new non-metal catalyst that could help support a sustainable hydrogen fuel economy.

Stu Rothenberg '77 Ph.D., political analyst and editor of Roll Call, Capitol Hill's premier newspaper. (Photo courtesy of Roll Call)

Rothenberg: ‘Reality Show has Taken Over American Politics’

UConn alum and political analyst Stu Rothenberg gives his take on the Presidential campaign so far.

The Arthur Fiedler puppet. (Ken Best/UConn Photo)

UConn Puppets Take the Pops

Follow the collaboration between UConn's Puppet Arts program and 'America's Orchestra,' from concept to dress rehearsal.

The Independent Art Fair was part of New York's Armory Arts Week attended by MFA students in Art & Art History. (Photo courtesy of students in ART 5310 Graduate Seminar)

A Glimpse into the Life of the Professional Artist

Master of fine arts students learn to 'sell, schmooze, and network' through a tour of studios and private galleries in New York City.

Film director and screenwriter Oliver Stone spoke about academic failure and perseverance during the Graduate School Commencement address. (Bret Eckhardt/UConn Photo)

Oliver Stone Addresses Graduate Students at Commencement

The film director and screenwriter spoke about academic failure and perseverance.

Book cover, 'Breaking Through, Helping Girls Succeed in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math,' by Harriet S. Mosatche, Elizabeth K. Lawner, and Susan Matloff-Nieves. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Be Brave – Go STEM

Don't be afraid of not being perfect, says a UConn graduate student in a new book about girls in STEM fields.