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Classrooms Without Walls
From Storrs Center to the UConn Forest, there are many opportunities for outdoor learning close to the heart of campus.
November 1, 2013 | Combined Reports
Learning to March with Pride
High school students learn from the UConn Marching Band, while music education students practice the skills to be a future band director.
November 1, 2013 | Kenneth Best
Poetry Graduate Student Wins National Translation Prize
Miller Oberman, the first student ever to win the award, was recognized for his translation of an 8th-century poem.
October 30, 2013 | Samantha Ruggiero '14 (CLAS)
The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on How the Brain Processes Sound
A UConn researcher has found that children of parents with low levels of education hear differently than their peers.
October 29, 2013 | Christine Buckley
Not Quite Frankenstein
A new research program will study the origins of biological behavior using nonliving things.
October 29, 2013 | Christine Buckley
Health Center Introduces Lung Cancer Screening Program
The program’s goal is to find lung cancer in its earliest and most treatable stages.
October 28, 2013 | Chris Kaminski
The International Language of Science
A Fulbright Fellowship enabled chemistry professor Mark Peczuh to work with research colleagues in a lab in Spain.
October 28, 2013 | Mark Peczuh, Department of Chemistry
Two Humanities Scholars Win ACLS Fellowships
The American Council of Learned Societies year-long fellowships are among the leading awards for scholars in the humanities.
October 25, 2013 | Bri Diaz, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Report: ‘Excellence Gap’ Growing Among American Students
A new report by education professor Jonathan Plucker finds that the highest-performing American students are disproportionately white and wealthy.
October 22, 2013 | Tom Breen
Human Rights Conference Draws High School Students
High school students will be among those at the UNESCO conference today focusing on violence against women as a human rights issue.
October 22, 2013 | Kenneth Best