Faculty
Celebrating the ‘Fallen Woman’: 30 from UConn Tell Their Stories to Keep the Conversation Going
'We’ve been taught to identify with the good girl, but it’s only the fallen woman who’s intriguing'
September 25, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips
Genocide Fears in Darfur Have Attracted Little Attention – Have Nations Abandoned Their Responsibility to Protect Civilians?
Today there is little appetite among the international community to intervene in a way that would protect civilians
September 22, 2023 | Mike Brand, Adjunct Professor of Genocide Studies and Human Rights
Plants As a Tool for Roadside Contaminant Removal
Not a silver bullet, but these common invasive species can help clean up roadside contaminants
September 21, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Social Work Researcher Investigates a Mindfulness Mental Health Intervention for LGBTQIA+ Youth
'There are significant mental and sexual health disparities among LGBTQIA+ youth that require urgent attention'
September 19, 2023 | Ziba Kashef
National LGBTQ+ Survey Finds Many Teens Out to Family, Hopeful for Future; Problem Areas Remain
'Despite the past two decades of unparalleled acceptance of gay marriage, the repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ and advances in protecting LGBTQ+ rights, over the last couple of years that has been eroded'
September 11, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips
UConn Biodiversity Research Collections Join an Effort to Combat Wildlife Trafficking
How jaguar skulls collected in the 1960s can help thwart wildlife poachers today
September 11, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
CLAS Connections: Jason Chang and Karen Lau ’25 (CLAS)
Five heartfelt minutes with Director of the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute and Professor of History Jason Chang and undergraduate student Karen Lau ’25 (CLAS)
September 6, 2023 | Christine Buckley
Where to Start? UConn Researchers Develop Holistic Tool to Help Plan Urban Vacant Lots
'We want to greenify those lands that have been disregarded and underestimated in the city setting'
September 6, 2023 | Elaina Hancock
Allied Health Sciences Professor Tapped as Permanent Director of InCHIP
Tricia Leahey, Professor of Allied Health Sciences, will take the helm of UConn’s Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy
September 5, 2023 | Danielle Faipler
Zhou to Lead Clean Energy Engineering Efforts at UConn
Xiao-Dong Zhou, incoming director of the Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2) will serve as a special advisor on sustainable energies to President Radenka Maric and Vice President for Research Pamir Alpay
August 30, 2023 | Olivia Drake