Research & Discovery
Path to the Professoriate
UConn’s new Diversity In-Residence Fellowships provide future college professors with an opportunity for scholarly development.
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.
Not Quite Frankenstein
A new research program will study the origins of biological behavior using nonliving things.
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.