Research & Discovery

Matthew Hughey, associate professor of sociology at this office at Manchester Hall on Nov. 12, 2013. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Secret Societies and Private Discrimination

Sociologist Matthew Hughey's new book explores the role of race and ethnicity in the perpetuation of inequality through private organizations.

The Vice Provost for Diversity Pre-doctoral and Post MFA In-Residence Fellows, from left, Quan Tran, Melissa Huerta, Amanda Almond, and LaToya Eaves. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Path to the Professoriate

UConn’s new Diversity In-Residence Fellowships provide future college professors with an opportunity for scholarly development.

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.

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.

Political Science major Vanessa Lovelace, 1st place (and People's Choice winner) presenting her topic: Genealogies of Liberty: An Embodied Black Freedom Trail.

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.

Gerry Altmann in psychology is one of the major new hires. He’s from the UK – Ph.D. from Edinburgh, currently at York University. He’s one of the famed cognitive science cluster hires, specializing in the cognitive science of language, ‘language processing and aspects of eye movement control’ on July 19, 2013. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Psycholinguistics Expert Gerry Altmann to Join UConn Faculty

An internationally known researcher, Altmann will join the expanding cognitive science program in fall 2014.