College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Student Wrapped up in Farmhouse Crepes
Taj-Anthony Jean '19 shifted his view of himself, “from student-athlete to student-entrepreneur,” as he likes to say.
Photography from the Front Line on Exhibit
Scott Wallace, associate professor of journalism, discusses his experiences as a war reporter in advance of a panel discussion at 4 p.m. at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.
Rising Star in Astrophysics Receives Sloan Foundation Fellowship
Assistant professor of astrophysics, Kate Whitaker is one of 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers selected by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to receive 2019 Sloan Research Fellowships.
From Bartender to Professor of Literature
A former first-generation college student, now a UConn faculty member, talks about how one of her professors inspired her as a graduate student, and how she hopes to help the students she now teaches.
Many LGBTQ Youth Don’t Identify with Traditional Sexual Identity Labels
New data show that many LGBTQ teens prefer emerging identity labels that are driven by the teens themselves, says Ryan Watson, co-author of a study published today.
Student-driven Project Seeks to Address Food Insecurity on Campus
UConn, like other colleges and universities nationwide, has students who face food insecurity. Two undergraduates are working to address the situation here.
Celebrating UConn Inventors
In honor of National Inventors' Day, here's to all of UConn's faculty, staff, and student inventors.
A Better Way to Make Acrylics
Researchers from UConn and ExxonMobil describe a new process for making acrylics that would increase energy efficiency and reduce toxic byproducts.
Simulating Soil: UConn Researchers’ Technology Moves Sustainable Agricultural Research Forward
UConn researchers invented a technology that allows researchers a new way to study microbes and potentially improve seedling growth and plant survival.
LGBTQ Teens Face High Rate of Weight-Based Bullying
As many as 44 percent of LGBTQ teens report weight-based bullying from both peers and family members, says a new UConn study.