Research & Discovery
The International Language of Science
A Fulbright Fellowship enabled chemistry professor Mark Peczuh to work with research colleagues in a lab in Spain.
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.
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.
The Three-Minute Thesis
Summarizing years of study in just three minutes isn’t easy, but it’s a challenge some UConn graduate students tackled recently.
Psycholinguistics Expert Gerry Altmann to Join UConn Faculty
An internationally known researcher, Altmann will join the expanding cognitive science program in fall 2014.
Helping Adults with Reading Disabilities Improve Their Language Skills
A group of UConn speech-language pathologists is working with participants in an adult literacy program in Hartford.
A New Tool for Visualizing DNA, Protein Sequences
Professor Daniel Schwartz enlisted the help of UConn student programmers to build a faster and more efficient Web program.
UConn Rises as Center for Language and Cognition
A cluster of new faculty hires is moving UConn from being a school that has interests in cognitive science to one that is known for it.
Learning from Climate Change – Nearly 3,000 Years Ago
A UConn researcher’s findings on climate change in the past help provide a scientific base for current efforts to restore the Everglades.
Helping Young Athletes Avoid Injury
Kinesiologist Lindsay DiStefano is investigating whether special warm-ups can help prevent sports-related injuries among middle school children.