Schools & Colleges
‘Playing it Out’: LGBT Issues in Sport
Whether it’s the MLB, NFL, or NHL, the world of sports has been cast as a hypermasculine, hypercompetitive environment. While this atmosphere may build toughness and encourage physical fitness, its acceptance toward athletes who identify with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community is still in need of practice.
Improving the Water Supply in a Drought-Stricken Village
Three UConn engineering students are working in partnership with a village in Ethiopia to help improve the water supply.
Keeping an Eye on Human Behavior
Humans behave better when they're being watched, but it depends who's watching, a UConn study finds.
Pharmacists Working to Combat Opioid Overdose
The UConn School of Pharmacy is helping train pharmacists to prescribe naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote.
Protecting Your Heart During Cancer Care
A UConn Health specialist discusses possible risks to the heart from cancer treatment, and ways patients can protect their heart.
CICATS Celebrates Excellence in Research
The Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS) celebrated at UConn Health the research excellence of its collaborative research teams called Core Interest Groups (CIGs).
Hot or Trustworthy?
Two UConn communication professors studied how users of dating sites perceive trustworthiness in the subjects of photos.
On the Ball: New Student-Led UConn Consulting Group Investigates Ways to Make Basketball Fans Love Games Even More
New Student-Led UConn Consulting Group Investigates Ways to Make Basketball Fans Love Games Even More
Exploring Masculinity Through Art
An exhibit at the Benton Museum through March 13 traces the history of the portrayal of the male body.
How the Human Brain Reads – In Any Language
UConn researchers find that what happens inside the human brain when reading is the same, no matter what the language or script.