Uncategorized

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.

Love of Science Has Taken Kenyan Student Around the World

Graduate student John Ngunjiri is studying the biologically active particles in the flu virus.

Snow Covers Campus After Weekend Storm

A winter view of Gulley Hall after a snow storm. Photo by 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, […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

Swimming Bacteria Could Become Model for Micromachines

UConn researchers say Spiroplasma's propulsion style is optimal for converting energy into motion.

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.

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 […]