College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
A Trumpet, Fire, and Physics
In the case of a recent viral video of a trumpeter playing into a tube that’s on fire, making the flames dance higher and lower in time to the music, we asked experts at UConn to explain just how the device – called a Rubens’ tube – worked
Audience Expectations: Study Shows Patrons Expect to See White Ballerinas
A new study from UConn researchers is among the first to empirically document what many dance enthusiasts have known for some time: Audience members expect the ballerinas they see on stage to be white
A Team Effort is Giving New Life to a Classic Observatory
'Getting the facility back up and running has been an amazing and rewarding experience. This will be a force for good in the department and at the University'
Wolff Entrepreneurship Competition Crowns Startup That Brings Emotional-Coping Skills to Elementary-Age Kids
The Wolff competition awarded almost $60,000 in funds for UConn-affiliated startups
UConn Places Highly In Various National Rankings
UConn is considered one of the top public research institutions in the country and the rankings it has consistently received in the last year only reinforce that point
Chasing the Great White Whale in the Digital Age
Mary K Bercaw Edwards is co-directing a program that supports K-12 teachers in developing new ways of teaching Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick."
Meet the Undergraduate Researcher: Lucie Lopez, CLAS ‘24
Using psychology to support the experiences of K-12 students motivates this hardworking researcher
Snap Shot: How Will Organisms Adapt to Climate Change?
A UConn Marine Sciences researcher is spending time in Chile studying an important forage fish, and how this vital part of the food chain will adapt to a changing climate
EPA Awards $5M Grant to Support UConn’s Technical Assistance for Brownfields Program
Brownfield sites may present environmentally hazardous conditions for residents residing near such properties.
Researchers Explore Future Climate in Africa, Using Clues from the Past
Researchers used chemicals from preserved plant matter to pinpoint the processes responsible for changes in past rainfall and drought in southwestern Africa, with implications for the future