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<\/a>Ten foot tall polar bear puppet used in a campus production of “The Winter’s Tale,” on display in “The Play’s the Thing: Shakespeare at UConn.<\/p><\/div>\n
Last year, UConn was invited to join the Folger Institute\u2019s Consortium. The Folger Institute is a center for advanced study and collections-focused research in the humanities at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n
The CRT will present Shakespeare\u2019s most popular comedy \u201cA Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream,\u201d from April 23 through May 3 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre.<\/p>\n
Art in Nanochemistry<\/strong> This \u201cArt in Nanochemistry\u201d exhibit is a collection of electron micrographs of nanomaterials from Dr. Kumar\u2019s research group, created with support from the National Science Foundation, works of his colleagues at UConn, and also from the Materials Research Society Art-in-Chemistry annual competitions. Dr. Kumar and his group are investigating how these protein-DNA nanomaterials they create in the lab can be applied in enzyme fuel cells, DNA-solar cells, and neuroprosthesis for spinal cord repair.<\/p>\n Two of Professor Kumar’s images, left, ‘Enzyme’ Stained Glass, and DNA Floor Boards.<\/p><\/div>\n This spring the art exhibits at Homer Babbidge Library feature William Shakespeare and his influence in performance, language, scholarship and pop culture at UConn and the artistry that results when microscopic objects are magnified a billion times and photographed. The … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n
\nUsing high power electron or optical microscopes, Professor Challa Vijaya Kumar, head of UConn\u2019s Divisions of Physical and Biological Chemistry, and his Ph.D. students capture the natural world on the nano-level, creating awe inspiring images of natural materials that are as majestic as the Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls. <\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"