Christine Buckley


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Public policy student Mariela Abreu at City Hall on November 29, 2017. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

UConn Public Policy Interns Serve Connecticut

Forty students from the Department of Public Policy are currently interning in public agency and nonprofit offices across Connecticut, including Hartford City Hall and the Department of Children and Families.

Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences Nairán Ramírez-Esparza presents at the ‘Looking Within’ faculty poster session on February 23, 2018. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

“Looking Within” Poster Session Showcases Diversity Research in CLAS

Faculty, students, and staff presented their research on diversity, equity, and inclusion topics at a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences symposium.

Erika Skoe and eight students in her lab sit outside of Oak Hall.

The Music of the Brain

Listen to the Game of Thrones theme song and other musical demos from the Neural Symphony project, an open-source library of brain sounds from of the laboratory of Assistant Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences Erika Skoe.

Students from North Carolina State’s Public History program protest Confederate statues, quoting Sinha’s New York Daily News opinion piece.

Our Monuments to Inequality

Why today’s America is much like that of the late 1800s, according to Manisha Sinha, Draper Chair of American History, and author of the prize-winning book, 'The Slave’s Cause.'

From left, professor of linguistics William Snyder; professor of psychological sciences R. Holly Fitch; professor of educational psychology Betsy McCoach; associate professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences Emily Myers; associate professor of psychological sciences Inge-Marie Eigsti; and professor of psychological sciences James Magnuson. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

Science of Learning Project Wins $3 Million NSF Award

Cognitive scientists and neuroscientists at UConn will train 50 graduate students in the science of learning, and how to communicate their research using performing arts and digital media techniques.

Four UConn professors have been named Fellows of the AAAS. Clockwise from top left: Mike Willig, Jonathan Bobaljik, David Benson, and Arthur Hand.

Four UConn Professors Named AAAS Fellows

The professors are being recognized for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications.

Assistant professor of physiology and neurobiology Jianjun Sun on Nov. 4, 2016. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

Reproductive Biologist Wins Gates Foundation Grant for Contraceptives Research

Jianjun Sun will test existing drugs for contraceptive properties that could eliminate mental health side effects.

Marie Coppola tests children at the Bousfield Psychology Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

The Case for Bilingual Deaf Children

Marie Coppola and other UConn researchers want to understand the science behind how early access to language affects learning in deaf and hearing children.

New assistant professors of physics Kate Whitaker, left, Jonathan Trump, and Cara Battersby are building UConn’s first world-class program in astrophysics. They are pictured here at the UConn Physics Observatory. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

‘Cosmic Dawn’ at UConn with New Astrophysics Program

UConn launches its first astrophysics program, with faculty studying stars, galaxies, and why black holes aren't so bad after all.

Julia Jordan-Zachery '97 Ph.D., Director of Black Studies at Providence College, speaks at the launch event of the Collaborative to Advance Equity Through Research on Women and Girls of Color on 9.28.2016. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

UConn Joins National Research Initiative on Women and Girls of Color

UConn's new 'Collaborative' will conduct research on race and gender in science and technology.