Graduates

Avery Point coast

Research Offers Insight into How Mercury Enters the Food Web

Dissolved organic matter acts like a 'shield' at the base of the marine food web

A great blue heron predating on a brown trout at a cold-water thermal refuge.

Thermal Refuges Help Trout Beat the Heat in Hot Weather

New research explores how cold-water fish handle extreme heat in Connecticut

Challa Kumar, professor emeritus of chemistry, in his lab.

Chemist Unlocks Plastic Alternatives Using Proteins and Clothing Scraps

Challa Kumar has developed methods to create novel plastic-like materials using proteins and fabric

Aerial image of the University of Connecticut during Fall 2023.

CIPEH Holds Interprofessional Education Welcome Event

Students were able to learn about the skill sets, roles, and responsibilities of the various participating professions and many were surprised with what they discovered

Items on display in the "Tradition and Revolution in Indian Shadow Puppetry" exhibition currently on display in the Ballard Institute and Museum sit in the exhibit

12 Generations and Counting: Indian Shadow Puppetry Exhibition Hundreds of Years in the Making

'Shadow puppetry is a living tradition, and I come from a traditional family that is doing modern things'

A construction vehicle is silhouetted against the sunset.

UConn Ph.D. Student Is Working to Clean Up One of the World’s Dirtiest Chemical Processes

'At age 12, I was developing a way to remove oil from seawater. I always thought science and engineering innovations provided great opportunities for entrepreneurship'

A woman shops for underwear in a department store.

UConn MBA Student Launching Lingerie Company That Shuns Toxic Chemicals, Appeals to Health-Conscious Consumers

'Everything I do is very intentional, even down to the tags'

Portrait of Anagha Payyamball

Doctoral Student Named to First Class of Quad Fellows

The Quad program is highly competitive with only 100 students selected for the initial class among 3,600 initial applicants

Aerial top view of spring park landscape with green trees, lawns and footpath. Park is surrounded by with houses.

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'

Close up of a mushroom with the title 'Mushroom Surfboards' overlaying it

Surf’s Up! Using Mushrooms to Make a More Sustainable Surfboard

Protecting the oceans one mushroom surfboard at a time