College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
UConn Hartford Students Apply Organic Chemistry to Public Health
Through a service-learning partnership with UConn Student Health and Wellness, students in an organic chemistry lab at UConn Hartford applied course concepts to public health issues affecting their peers.
UConn Students Earn Gilman Scholarships
22 UConn students have earned Gilman awards in the last two cohorts for a total of more than $75,000 in scholarship funding
Wow! UConn English Professor Earns Guggenheim to Work on Next Book of Poetry
V. Penelope Pelizzon is one of 223 individuals worldwide, and the only from UConn, named to the 101st class by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Honoring and Continuing a Legacy of Community Engagement
Philosophy Professor Emeritus Leonard I. Krimerman championed ideals of social and economic justice, the importance of human dignity, and the prioritization of community wellbeing
BUILDing Connecticut’s Capital City: Unique UConn Course Celebrates Five Years of Partnership, Collaboration, and Hartford Stories
'BUILD Hartford is a hands-on UConn course that turns digital storytelling into real support for Hartford’s businesses'
UConn Alum Directs Public Service Announcement on Racial Profiling
A new campaign supported by UConn’s Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy advances statewide outreach on racial profiling while giving alum Matt Johnson ’25 (SFA) his directorial debut.
UConn Professor Examines Impacts of Immigration on Nursing Home Care
Study finds that local immigration reduces mortality and improves quality of life for nursing home residents
A Hemp-based Plastic Offers a Greener Alternative to Plastic Packaging
'We are finding new ways to use the entire plant'
Commencement 2026 at a Glance
More than 8,000 Huskies heard their names called as they make the transition from “student” to “alumnus”
UConn Celebrates Promotion and Tenure of Faculty for 2026
Evaluations for promotion, tenure, and reappointment apply the highest standards of professional achievement in scholarship, teaching, and service for each faculty member evaluated