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

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

Microscopic view of fruit flies with the title of the video "The Genetic lives of Fruit Flies"

Winged Wonders

Why the tiny fruit fly is mighty in scientific value

Waterfall surrounded by trees

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'

Participants of the Summer Seminar for Genocide Studies and Prevention engage in discussion during a session

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'

Jayvell Gray '23 (SFA), Agustina Aranda '23 (SFA), and Christopher Orrico '23 (SFA) at the 47th Boston/New England Emmy® Awards Gala.

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'

William Ouimet, associate professor of geography at UConn, and a team of students collect a soil core on Grannis Island in New Haven with a 24-foot-long pipe.

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

Asher Coello '23 (CLAS), a member of the first RaMP cohort at UConn, is studying genetic novelty in the giant milkweed bug for the individualized section of the NSF-supported program.

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'

Students and UConn Extension faculty work at planting a rain garden next to the Dairy Bar.

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'

UConn alum Prabhas KC sits on a bench with a copy of the children's book he recently published.

Curse Conquered: UConn Alum Pays It Forward with Advice, Connection, Community

'I found people who believed in me, who supported me, who invested in my growth. I took advantage of the resources we have at UConn'

An infographic about the Class of 2024

By Any Number, UConn’s Class of 2024 is One to Remember

A look at the newest group of Husky alums by the numbers