College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

A message of 'love you Dad' on a blackboard written by a child for Father's Day.

Four Ways Fathers Can Bond with their Children This Father’s Day

This Father’s Day, UConn researchers remind fathers how important they are to their children’s growth, sharing four ways dads can make a difference.

The Austin Building, home to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. (Peter Morenus/UConn File Photo)

Picturing a ‘New Normal’ for UConn CLAS Researchers

UConn CLAS faculty take us into their labs and offices for a glimpse of ramping up research after two months of campus closures.

A picture of UConn Stamford at night, with cars driving by, leaving streaks of light behind them.

UConn Stamford Student Leader Is Phi Beta Kappa Public Service Scholar

The president of the Student Government Association at UConn Stamford is one of just 20 students in the country to win a prestigious public service scholarship.

Representatives of groups that donated and UConn Health staff/vendors with six boxes of personal protective equipment in front of the UConn Health main entrance

Help From All Over the World

Donations of personal protective equipment and other supplies have been coming to UConn Health from near and far.

UConn doctoral student Kayla Mladinich adjusts tubes used to feed microplastics to shellfish in the lab.

From Tiny Shards to Tons in the Sea, Plastic Pollution Presents a Challenge to Labs, Beaches and Society

UConn Avery Point and Connecticut Sea Grant are exploring ways to limit the harmful effects of plastic on the marine environment.

Scan image of a mouse brain

UConn Researchers Receive $1.7 Million Grant to Study Impact of Postinfectious Brain Condition on Development

This study will improve methods for investigating hydrocephalus progression, identify critical timepoints in neural development and highlight stem cells’ capacity for regenerative repair following infection.

Graduate student Luisa Arrieta

New Graduate Fellowship Supports Diverse Voices in Humanities at UConn

Two graduate students in UConn CLAS are the first recipients of a new grant in digital humanities, given to historically underrepresented groups to develop their scholarly perspective through hands-on interdisciplinary experience.

The golden cupola of the Wilbur Cross building on a spring day.

UConn Innovation Fund Invests in Two More University Startups

Two dynamic early-stage companies have been awarded early-stage funding from the $2.25 million UConn Innovation Fund.

"The Presentation," a 19th century painting depicting a celebration for the first black Union Army soldiers from New York as they set off for battle in New Orleans.

UConn Professor Tells How Sons of Slaves Overcame Obstacles to Pursue Education

UConn's Anna Mae Duane discusses two African American men whose antebellum lives ask a still-relevant question: What does it mean to be American?

New Pandemic Journaling Project Captures People’s COVID-19 Experiences

Associate Professor of Anthropology Sarah Willen is leading an interdisciplinary collaboration to record the voices and everyday experiences of individuals living through the COVID-19 pandemic.