College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Meet Dimitris Xygalatas, New Director of the Cognitive Science Program
The new program director talks about the humanities and science sides of the field, about how cognitive science spawned AI, and how he studies UConn basketball games as an anthropologist.
Meet the Undergraduate Leader: Katherine Bates ‘25 (CLAS)
Panhellenic Council president Bates also organizes HackUConn, a yearly collaborative problem-solving competition open to all majors
At Visit to Dodd Center, Former Members of Congress Discuss Bridging Divides – and Issue a Call to Action
'Today's conversation is important, because it is a reminder of what our discourse can be'
Students Experience ‘Authentic’ Greece During New Study Abroad Program
The summer field school was designed by anthropologist Dimitris Xygalatas to connect ancient Greece and modern Greek culture
Meet New Head of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Elizabeth Jockusch
The evolutionary biologist discusses how her field has adapted—and become more crucial--to a changing natural world
Dodd Center to Host Bipartisan Conversation on Fostering Civic and Democratic Engagement
Two longtime members of Congress will bring their insights to UConn on September 26
A Second Year of Messing About in Boats at Avery Point
'There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats'
Economist Richard Langlois Awarded Economic History Association Prize for His Book
Langlois’s recent book, “The Corporation and the Twentieth Century: The History of American Business Enterprise”, was awarded the Alice Hanson Jones Prize
Moving As One: Discovering How Synchronous Movements Strengthen Social Bonds
'Synchrony is all around us, subtly shaping our connections and experiences'
Meet New Director of the School of Public Policy, Angela Eikenberry
The nonprofit administration researcher shares her love for Hartford, her admiration for her program's diversity, and her realization that School of Public Policy alumni are “everywhere."