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Jaclyn Severance
Jaclyn (Falkowski) Severance has worked in communications and public relations in the state of Connecticut for more than 15 years. She served as the director of communications and primary spokesperson for the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General before joining University Communications. She also previously served as the communications director for the Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, as a press secretary for the Connecticut General Assembly’s Senate Democratic Caucus, and as the associate editor of Connecticut Lawyer magazine. Jaclyn earned a degree in communications, emphasizing in journalism, from the University of Hartford; studied photography at the Hartford Art School; and interned as a staff writer with the Hartford Courant. She and her husband and son live on a small, family farm in Connecticut’s Quiet Corner where they raise cashmere goats. Her beat includes human rights, entrepreneurship and innovation, social work, behavioral sciences, and campus life.
Author Archive
Create and Succeed: Werth Institute Program Building Record of Success Engaging, Uplifting First-Year Women Entrepreneurs
'Self-confidence develops from doing'
September 4, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
Of Mice and Machine Learning
Varun Chamarty ’26 (ENG) hopes that machine learning will help researchers make discoveries that they might otherwise not be able to see, using new tools to build on a growing body of neuroscientific research
August 7, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
2024 Malka Penn Award Recognizes I Kick and I Fly and Jovita Wore Pants
Children’s literature selections honored for outstanding work addressing human rights issues and themes
July 31, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
Winged Wonders
Why the tiny fruit fly is mighty in scientific value
July 30, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance, and Angelina Reyes
Partnership, Collaboration, and Clarity – A Mindful Approach to Building Community during Conflict
'Of the many programs that I have run so far, for me, this has been the most life-transforming program to witness'
July 22, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
First Scheidt Family Seminar Fellows at UConn Join Growing International Genocide Prevention Network
'The heart of genocide is one social identity hoping to wipe out another social identity'
July 17, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
Stamford Alumni Earn Accolades as UConn’s Film Program Continues to Grow
'There's real grassroots efforts to build the film industry within the state of Connecticut. That we can have a key role, as the flagship university, is really exciting'
July 9, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
UConn Undergrad Digs Deep to Uncover Environmental History of a New Haven Archaeological Site
Research that requires skill, finesse, and a whole lot of muscle
July 1, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
After Graduating Without Lab Experience, UConn RaMP Scholars Publish First-of-its Kind Scorpion Genome
'This is maybe an exaggeration, but it feels like kind of a last chance to hook people into the STEM pipeline'
June 12, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance
Tending Your Garden: New Rain Garden Installation Offers Lessons in Local Impact
'This is really what it's about – the students learning an actual real-world thing that they can put their hands on, something that they can remember, and they can bring their families here and show them'
May 29, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance