Schools & Colleges

A couple dancing the tango. (iStock Photo)

Passion for Art May Thwart Pursuits of the Heart

Individuals who share their creativity with their partner are more likely to enjoy long-term relationships, but solo pursuits may keep them single, according to a new UConn study.

March 17, 2015 | Colin Poitras

Research & Discovery
Rory McGloin and Kirstie Farrar with a video game on March 12, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Realistic Gun Controllers in Video Games Foster Aggressive Thoughts

Players who used a gun controller also found the game more realistic, and felt more engaged, according to a new UConn study.

March 16, 2015 | Sheila Foran

Research & Discovery

Collective Uplift: How Research Could Reshape the Educational Experiences of Black Male Student-Athletes

This past fall, Neag Assistant Professor Joseph Cooper began reaching out to black male student-athletes at UConn, gathering them for a new grassroots effort called Collective Uplift, which seeks to empower, educate, and inspire ethnic minorities at UConn to maximize their full potential as holistic individuals, not exclusively in the realm of athletics, but also beyond.

March 13, 2015 | Stefanie Dion Jones

A female business woman with colleagues in the background. (iStock Photo)

Time to Set Male vs. Female Boss Bias Aside

A UConn researcher found that while people would rather work for someone ‘like’ themselves, their gender is only one component.

March 13, 2015 | Sheila Foran

Neag School Moves Up in 2016 U.S. News & World Report Rankings

U.S. News & World Report released its annual national rankings of graduate schools of education on March 10, with the Neag School of Education ranking No. 31 in the nation, up two slots this year from No. 33.

March 10, 2015 | Stefanie Dion Jones

Lan-Hsuan Huang, assistant professor of mathematics, uses complex math at the intersection of geometry and calculus to understand the shape of the universe. (Christine Buckley/UConn Photo)

The Shape of the Universe

Mathematician Lan-Hsuan Huang draws on Einstein’s theories of gravitation and relativity to understand what shapes are possible in the universe.

March 9, 2015 | Christine Buckley

Research & Discovery
Detail from the front page to Gregory Nazianzen's fourth-century sermon On Love of the Poor, depicting Gregory trying to persuade aristocratic Christians to give to lepers. It comes from the 11th cent. MS Jerusalem Taphou 14, fol. 264v, published in P.L. Vocotopoulos, Byzantine Illuminated Manuscripts of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem (Athens and Jerusalem: Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, 2002), 167.

The Early Evolution of Christian Philanthropy

UConn historian Daniel Caner studies the redistribution of wealth through religious gifts in early Christian society.

March 6, 2015 | Bri Diaz, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The Atlantic Silverside, Menidia menidia. (Photo courtesy of: Chris Pickerell, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, Seagrassli.org)

Evolving to Cope with Climate Change

A UConn marine sciences professor is measuring the potential of an important fish species to adapt to an increasingly acidic ocean.

March 5, 2015 | tmiller

Research & Discovery

Experts Talk Cybersecurity At CSI Panel Discussion

Donna Dodson of NIST was the featured speaker at CSI's panel discussion on cybersecurity

February 26, 2015 | Eli Freund

FCC to Consider ‘Net Neutrality’

Will high speed internet service providers join the ranks of public utilities?

February 26, 2015 | David Bauman