CLAS students are increasingly winning national funding to study in “critical language” countries, where the language learning curve is steep but the opportunities abound.

Rather than relying on capillary action, hummingbirds use tiny pumps in their tongues to suck nectar out of flowers, according to a new study by UConn biology research scientist Alejandro Rico-Guevara.

A new study led by Assistant Professor of Communication Saraswathi Bellur shows that multitasking increases study time and lowers grades in college students.

Three-year-old Grace Grenier loves butterflies, purple, and beating cancer. Thanks to her new bedroom from American studies major Jonathan Markovics ’18 (CLAS), she’s an expert in all three.

UConn political science professor Ronald Schurin commented on the presidential race, saying, “Trump is defined correctly as at best a provocateur and more like a clown.”

Ph.D. candidate in ecology and evolutionary biology Jessie Rack describes the tradition of scientists eating the organism that they study, from insects to weeds.

Connecticut’s highest court ruled that capital punishment goes against the State’s constitution. The work of Professor of History Lawrence Goodheart was cited during the court ruling.

Professor of Chemistry Challa V. Kumar and colleagues have developed a “green antenna,” which could potentially double the efficiencies of certain solar cells.

Professor and Department Head of Linguistics Jonathan Bobaljik has been named a 2016 fellow of the Linguistic Society of America, which recognizes scholars for their outstanding contributions to the field of linguistics.

 

Assistant Professor of Mathematics Ovidiu Munteanu received a three-year NSF grant of $166,545 for his project, “The Geometry of Ricci Solutions.”

 

Associate Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology Li Wang was granted $1,777,500 from the NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for her project, “Molecular Basis of Metabolic Cancer Cell Reprogramming.”

 

Professor of Psychology Hart Blanton and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Peter Luh earned a three-year NSF grant for $680,875 in support of their joint project, “Virtual Building Emergency Evacuation.”

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