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Emma Gilligan, Terror in Chechnya
Emma Gilligan, Terror in Chechnya: Russia and the Tragedy of Civilians in War (Princeton University Press, November 2009). Gilligan is an assistant professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
December 22, 2009 | Combined Reports
Love of Science Has Taken Kenyan Student Around the World
Graduate student John Ngunjiri is studying the biologically active particles in the flu virus.
December 22, 2009 | Cindy Weiss, CLAS Today
Snow Covers Campus After Weekend Storm
A winter view of Gulley Hall after a snow storm. Photo by Peter Morenus
December 21, 2009 | Peter Morenus
Storrs Grants, October 2009
The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in October 2009. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied each month by OSP. Aindow, M., Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering Formation of Martensite and Reversion to Austenite in Maraging Steel 250 United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney, […]
December 21, 2009 | Combined Reports
Anita Ilta Garey, Who’s Watching?
Anita Ilta Garey, editor, Who’s Watching? Daily Practices of Surveillance among Contemporary Families (Vanderbilt University Press, August 2009). Garey is an associate professor of human development and family studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She co-edited this book with Margaret K. Nelson, a professor of sociology-anthropology and director of the women’s studies […]
December 21, 2009 | Combined Reports
Eyes on the Target – Archery Club Members Practice Their Skills
Members of the Archery club Rachel Hyland, foreground, a freshman, and Sam Hopkins, a sophomore, practice at Ratcliffe Hicks Arena. Photo by Peter Morenus
December 21, 2009 | Peter Morenus
Chester Arnold, APLU, Excellence in Extension Education Award, Northeast Region
Chester Arnold, extension educator and co-director of the Center for Land Use Education and Research at UConn, was awarded the Excellence in Extension Education Award for the Northeast Region at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (A۰P۰L۰U) recent 122nd Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Arnold was recognized as co-founder of the Nonpoint Education for […]
December 21, 2009 | Combined Reports
Swimming Bacteria Could Become Model for Micromachines
UConn researchers say Spiroplasma's propulsion style is optimal for converting energy into motion.
December 21, 2009 | David Bauman
Marysol Asencio, Latina/o Sexualities
Marysol Asencio, editor, Latina/o Sexualities: Probing Powers, Passions, Practices, and Policies. (Rutgers University Press, 2009). Asencio is an associate professor of human development and family studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She co-authored the introduction with Katie Acosta, an adjunct faculty member in the sociology department, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
December 18, 2009 | Combined Reports
Two UConn Faculty Elected Fellows of AAAS
Two UConn faculty members have been elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): Leo Lefrancois, a professor of immunology, and Sanguthevar Rajasekaran, a professor of computer science and engineering. Fellows are elected by their peers in recognition of their scientific contributions. The two will be formally inducted during the […]
December 18, 2009 | Nan Cooper, School of Engineering, and