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 and global affairs, entrepreneurship and innovation, social work, behavioral sciences, student stories, and campus life.
Author Archive
UConn School of Business Receives First-Ever Top 30 Ranking for Graduate Entrepreneurship from Princeton Review
UConn's growing culture of entrepreneurship has been recognized in new rankings by the Princeton Review.
November 17, 2020 | Jaclyn Severance
Student Startup Gets $2.2M Investment to Bring Men’s Reproductive Health Ecosystem, Testing to Life
Reza Amin '18 PhD, founder of men's reproductive health startup Bastion Health, has turned a lifelong passion for innovation into a dynamic new company, with the help of UConn's entrepreneurial infrastructure.
November 5, 2020 | Jaclyn Severance
One Pond at a Time: UConn-Affiliated Startup Looking to ‘Revolutionize’ Mining Industry
A UConn-affiliated startup is looking to solve one of the messiest problems in the mining industry.
November 2, 2020 | Jaclyn Severance
Student-Launched Platform Supporting Mental Well-Being with Positive Messages from Peers
Two UConn students have launched a social app they hope will make college students around the country feel more connected and supported.
October 12, 2020 | Jaclyn Severance
Q&A: Schooling, Caregiving, and Emotional Support during COVID
UConn education expert Sandra Chafouleas discusses the challenges COVID-19 poses to students, parents, and caregivers as the school year takes shape.
October 7, 2020 | Jaclyn Severance
MSW Students Heading to Work Supporting Children, Families in Hartford Public Schools
The UConn School of Social Work is partnering with Hartford Public Schools to provide services for the district's students during this tumultuous year.
September 24, 2020 | Jaclyn Severance
Job Security, Finances Strongly Related to Increased Anxiety During Pandemic, Researchers Find
An ongoing study by UConn School of Nursing Researchers finds that pandemic-related economic anxiety is high even among those who still have jobs.
September 24, 2020 | Jaclyn Severance
The Psychologist and the Bees
Doctoral student Megan Chiovaro has learned a lot about people - from working with honeybees.
September 21, 2020 | Jaclyn Severance
More than Politics or Age, Psychological Disease Avoidance Linked to Preventative Behavior, Study Finds
Pre-existing feelings of germ disgust turn out to be helpful in prompting preventative health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 21, 2020 | Jaclyn Severance
UConn’s Information Solutions Helping to Reopen Connecticut
A UConn researcher's passion for data solutions is playing an important role in Connecticut's reopening process.
August 20, 2020 | Jaclyn Severance