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Swimming Bacteria Could Become Model for Micromachines
UConn researchers say Spiroplasma's propulsion style is optimal for converting energy into motion.
December 21, 2009 |
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 |
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
Five Projects to Receive Equipment Funding
Five proposals in the sciences have received funding in the recent Provost’s Major Equipment Competition. The researchers and the equipment funded are: Amy Anderson, pharmaceutical sciences Hi flux crystallography home lab Claudio Carello, psychology 3DEcosync Peter Gogarten, molecular & cell biology Computer cluster David Knecht, molecular & cell biology Confocal microscope system James O’Donnell, marine […]
December 18, 2009 |
Helping Out for the Holidays
Community service is an important part of the student-athlete experience at UConn.
December 18, 2009 |
‘Miracle Worker’ Physician Inspires Gift
Caring treatment provided by a cancer clinician prompted a major gift in support of his research.
December 17, 2009 | John Sponauer, UConn Foundation
Literature and the Law
Professor Thomas Morawetz uses examples from literature to help students at the School of Law examine legal questions and concepts.
December 16, 2009 | Michael Kirk
Researchers Discover Biological Basis of ‘Bacterial Immune System’
A paper co-authored by Brenton Graveley, associate professor of genetics and developmental biology, is published in the current issue of the journal Cell. The article is one of the first containing data generated by the Health Center’s powerful Illumina Genome Analyzer. Bacteria don’t have easy lives. In addition to mammalian immune systems that besiege the […]
December 16, 2009 |
Living and Learning in EcoHouse
The new living-learning community is helping raise environmental awareness on campus.
December 16, 2009 | Richard Veilleux
Teams Compete to Build the Best Gingerbread House
Gingerbread houses on display in Rome Ballroom. A gingerbread house decorating contest was part of the winter holiday celebration hosted by the President and the Provost. Photo by Frank Dahlmeyer
December 15, 2009 | Frank Dahlmeyer