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Jenica Allen, assistant professor-in-residence, teaches an outdoor ecology class in the UConn Forest. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Classrooms Without Walls

From Storrs Center to the UConn Forest, there are many opportunities for outdoor learning close to the heart of campus.

Chrissy Nadeau '14 MA, center, leads the East Hampton High School Band as part of a program that invites high school band leaders and their students to practice with the UConn Marching Band before football games so they can learn how to improve their own performance on Sept. 19, 2013. (Juanita Austin '15 (SFA)/UConn Photo)

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.

Miller Oberman, a doctoral candidate in poetry, in the Homer Babbidge Library on Oct. 14, 2013. (Ariel Dowski '14 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

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.

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.

James Dixon, Associate Professor of the department of psychology on Oct. 7, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Not Quite Frankenstein

A new research program will study the origins of biological behavior using nonliving things.

Health Center Introduces Lung Cancer Screening Program

The program’s goal is to find lung cancer in its earliest and most treatable stages.

Peczuh - Instituto Quimco De Sarria - Spain

The International Language of Science

A Fulbright Fellowship enabled chemistry professor Mark Peczuh to work with research colleagues in a lab in Spain.

Associate Professor of History Mark Healey is a recipient of a national American Council of Learned Societies fellowship, which allows him to investigate water resource issues in Argentina. (Photo courtesy Mark Healey.)

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.

Education policy expert Jonathan Plucker is one of the nationally prominent scholars attracted to the University by an ambitious new faculty hiring plan.

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.

Violence Against Women

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.