College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Student-Produced Film Tells Story Of Undocumented Immigrant Community
A team of UConn students across various majors has competed production on a documentary film entitled “Locked Out: American Dream in Jeopardy."
July 14, 2020 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
$750,000 Mellon Foundation Grant to Expand NE Humanities Consortium Faculty of Color Working Group
UConn's Humanities Institute has won a $750,000 grant to expand a working group for faculty members of color in the 12-member New England Humanities Consortium.
July 7, 2020 | Combined Reports
‘Evolution Makes the World Less Ragged’
Although evolution and ecological systems have long been distinct areas of study, UConn researchers say there's compelling evidence to suggest the two are closely connected.
July 6, 2020 | Elaina Hancock
Op-Ed: This Simple Model Shows the Importance of Wearing Masks and Social Distancing
An actuarial tool developed by UConn researchers helps people understand the effect that various social distancing and personal protective measures can have on the spread of COVID-19.
July 6, 2020 | Jeyaraj Vadiveloo, Director of the Janet and Mark L. Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research, University of Connecticut
Life-hack: Rituals Spell Anxiety Relief
Performing rituals can have measurable calming effects on people, according to new research.
June 30, 2020 | Elaina Hancock
Op-Ed: Resilience is an Important Tool to Help You Deal With Coronavirus and the Surge in Cases
Learning resilience can be a hugely beneficial strategy for the stress of contemporary life.
June 29, 2020 | Keith M. Bellizzi, Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences
UConn Expert Sees Tensions Rising on 70th Anniversary of Korean War
On the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, UConn's Alexis Dudden says prospects for a genuine peace on the peninsula are deeply uncertain.
June 25, 2020 | Kenneth Best
Unearthing Evidence of More Sophisticated Manufacturing in the Bronze Age
A UConn Humanities Institute Fellow's work took him to a region of the Middle East where he found evidence of complex manufacturing and trade from the Bronze Age.
June 24, 2020 | Kenneth Best
Atomwise Partnership Enables UConn Researcher to Investigate COVID-19 Drug Target
Through a collaboration with Atomwise, UConn researcher James Cole is studying a coronavirus protein target for potential COVID-19 treatment.
June 22, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Race, Far-Right Politics Had Large Role in Shaping U.S. Cold War Policies
A UConn scholar says domestic politics played a larger than recognized role in shaping US foreign policy during the Cold War.
June 22, 2020 | Kenneth Best