Graduates

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.

From left to right: Bernard Grela, associate professor and head of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, and master’s students Carrie Adams, Minal Kadam, and Sarah Smialek, discuss the progress of the Read to Succeed students. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

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.

‘UNCANNY’ Exhibit Result of Unusual Collaboration

A multimedia exhibition focusing on the surreal is co-curated by the Contemporary Art Galleries director and a former graduate student.

Jordan Kiper, a graduate student in human rights, gives a presentation in Konover Auditorium on Sept. 18, 2013, as part of the 10th annual Human Rights Conference. (Ariel Dowski '14 (CLAS)/UConn Photo)

Studying the Effects of War Propaganda on Combatants in Serbia

Graduate student Jordan Kiper presented his research as part of this week's 10th annual Human Rights Institute Conference.

Graduate student Lily Lewis points out the specialized reproductive parts of the southern hemisphere moss, Leptotheca gaudichaudii. (Photo courtesty of Lily Lewis)

Ecology Graduate Student Earns Switzer Fellowship for Work at Earth’s Extremes

Ph.D. student Lily Lewis studies mosses in the Alaskan wilderness and Chile's sub-Antarctic mountains.

Vaccinia virus, visualized as blue plaques by cytochemical staining in cell culture plates.

UConn Researchers Develop ‘SMART’ Vaccines That Are Safe, Effective

A built-in safety mechanism leads to advancement in vaccines and other therapies.

Ralf Schiffler, associate professor of mathematics, received a 2013 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

Mathematician Earns NSF CAREER Award for Work on Cluster Algebras

Ralf Schiffler will use the funds for research and education in a growing field of abstract algebra.

Jessica Linker, a graduate student fellow at the Humanities Institute, with a woman's herbarium from the 1850s. Linker is studying female scientists in the 18th and 19th centuries. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Humanities Institute Fosters Focused Scholarship, Exchange of Ideas

Eleven scholars recently embarked on a year of intensive research and creativity as residential fellows of the Humanities Institute.

David Gregorio, director of Graduate Programs in Public Health, and State Senator Terry Gerratana, who gave the convocation address for the public health graduate students.

Convocation for Public Health Graduate Students

Terry Gerratana, state senate majority whip and chair of the legislature’s public health committee, was the keynote speaker.

Face to Face with Nobel Laureates

A Ph.D. student in chemistry recounts his experiences at the 63rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, an opportunity to meet with 34 science Nobelists.