College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
English Ph.D. Student Finds Beauty in “The Ruins”
English Ph.D. student Miller Oberman's dissertation, which includes translations of Old English poems and his original work, has earned him a 2016 Discovery Prize, given by the Boston Review and the 92nd Street Y.
April 21, 2016 | Sydney Lauro '17 (CLAS)
Extensive Army Ant Collection To Go On Parade
A collection of more than two million specimens will soon be widely accessible, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation.
April 21, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Pinpointing the Target for Therapeutic Drugs
A UConn researcher is using nanoscience to better target therapeutic drugs to specific cells and thereby reduce harmful side effects.
April 20, 2016 | Elaina Hancock
UConn Linguist Wins Guggenheim Fellowship
The fellowship will support linguistics professor Jonathan Bobaljik’s work using an endangered language to further a universal theory of how language works.
April 18, 2016 | Christine Buckley
Historian Discusses Great Presidents
Presidential historian Michael Beschloss gave this year's talk in the Fusco Contemporary Issues series, and held a group discussion with students.
April 14, 2016 | Peter Morenus
Extra! Extra! Read (Listen, Watch, and Tweet) All About It!
UConn's journalism department marks 50 years in the news business.
April 14, 2016 | Tom Breen
The First Draft of History
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Smith ’87 (CLAS) has had a front seat to turmoil and tragedy. But he has used good journalism to force political change.
April 14, 2016 | Christine Buckley
Undergraduates Present Research at Frontiers Exhibition
The 19th annual Frontiers in Undergraduate Research Poster Exhibition featured a record 272 undergraduate presenters.
April 14, 2016 | Sydney Lauro ’17 (CLAS)
Campus Radio Tells Story of Storrs
Students at UConn's campus radio station have developed original podcasts about the history of the University.
April 13, 2016 | Kenneth Best
Six UConn Faculty Win NSF CAREER Awards
Four women are among six UConn scientists to receive the prestigious awards, which support early-career faculty in research and teaching.
April 13, 2016 | Christine Buckley, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, & Josh Garvey, School of Engineering