College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The Journey to International Environmental Policy Starts with a Single Step

UConn Marine Sciences Professor Penny Vlahos discusses her recent experience on a global panel charged with making recommendations to policymakers about pollutants.

Yonatan L. Morse in Cameroon in 2019, interviewing members of parliament.

Political Scientist Honored with Andrew Carnegie Fellowship

Yonatan Morse, assistant professor of political science at UConn, is among 27 scholars and writers nationally named to the 2020 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows. Each recipient of the award will receive up to $200,000 to support a two-year research sabbatical to produce a book or major study on their research. The Andrew Carnegie Program was […]

Aziz Sandhu (bottom), Sameer Laul (far right), Sahil Laul (center right) and Anupam Laul collaborated over Zoom video calls to design their product.

UConn CLAS Alumni Help in the Fight Against COVID-19

UConn CLAS alumni are stepping up to confront the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in a diverse range of environments.

START Proof of Concept Awards Announced

Through support from the CTNext Higher Education Fund, the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) has been able to administer the START Preliminary Proof-Of-Concept (PPOC) Fund to help advance promising technologies towards commercialization. The OVPR has recently finalized award decisions for the first three quarters funding rounds of the program. START recipients are […]

Morgan Allegrove-Hodges '20 (CLAS) smiles for a photo on a balcony at sunset.

CLAS Class of 2020: Morgan Allegrove-Hodges

The graduating senior says that CLAS helped her to learn and think in a way that will better shape the future. 

Beth Schweitzer '98 MD, takes a sample kit from the Dairy Bar truck pressed into service for drive up COVID-19 corona virus testing outside Student Health Services on April 14, 2020.

Archiving UConn’s 2020 Pandemic Experience in Real Time for History

University Archives and Special Collections has launched an initiative to capture UConn Nation's reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic as it happens.

One of the images used in the #IAMNOTAVIRUS campaign, featuring Brandon Phai, a youth coding instructor

MSW Student Fighting Coronavirus Discrimination through Online Campaign

A UConn MSW student is taking action against racism directed towards Asian Americans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of his Goodwill Tour of Southeast Asia, American Vice President Lyndon B Johnson (left) meets with Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem at Independence Palace, Saigon (later Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam, May 1961.

UConn Historian: South Vietnam Archives Provide New Insights into War

UConn historian Nu-Anh Tran reexamines the Vietnam War through the lens of elite politics in what was formerly known as South Vietnam.

Aerial view of Oak Hall, home to the German Studies program.

UConn German Studies Program Recognized for Excellence

UConn's innovative German Studies program has been ranked in the top five nationally.

Spring 2020 Scholarship Facilitation Fund Announcement

Through this program, the OVPR is able to provide up to $2,000 to UConn faculty across all disciplines, on a competitive basis, to promote, support, and enhance research, scholarship and creative endeavors.