College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Social Media Offers Venue for Crowds of Sports Fans
'Social networking is a valid way for fans to further identify with their favorite sports teams.'
December 12, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Innovative Device Could Offer New Hope for Heart Patients
A UConn graduate student is developing a new micro-scale power source that is significantly smaller and more efficient than the batteries used in most cardiac pacemakers today.
December 7, 2016 | Colin Poitras
What Might a Wall with Mexico Look Like?
Through a virtual architectural design, a UConn professor takes an ironic look at the relationship between border walls and the philosophical concept of a state.
December 5, 2016 | Loretta Waldman
The Electoral College Vote: A Ritual of American Democracy
Looking ahead to Dec. 19, when electors in each state will cast their ballots, a UConn political scientist discusses the constitutional anomaly that the person elected as U.S. President may not be the winner of the popular vote.
December 1, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Black Sea Project Discovers Unseen Medieval Ship
UConn nautical archaeologist Kroum Batchvarov says seeing the medieval shipwreck for the first time was 'a truly thrilling moment.'
November 29, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Tackling the Science of Disaster
Just weeks before the Nov. 22 earthquake in Japan, UConn faculty and students from three different departments visited the country to explore the potential to create new opportunities for international research in disaster science.
November 28, 2016 | Amanda Falcone
Four UConn Professors Named AAAS Fellows
The professors are being recognized for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.
November 22, 2016 | Christine Buckley, and Lauren Woods
Talk Turkey? Nah, Focus on the Trimmings on Thanksgiving
UConn botanist Pamela Diggle offers some plant factoids you can serve up as a conversation piece at Thanksgiving.
November 18, 2016 | Loretta Waldman
Reproductive Biologist Wins Gates Foundation Grant for Contraceptives Research
Jianjun Sun will test existing drugs for contraceptive properties that could eliminate mental health side effects.
November 16, 2016 | Christine Buckley
Polling Process Produced Flawed Election Predictions, Experts Say
The disappearance of landline phones, which provided information on where voters lived, was one of the factors affecting the accuracy of the polls, UConn experts said.
November 10, 2016 | Kenneth Best