College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Busy Time of Year for Professor as Halloween, Native American Heritage Month Approach
‘Be mindful about where your fears come from. … Understand that these things are culturally, individually, familially taught to us’
October 28, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
IDEA Grants Allow Sisters to Share Passion
'UConn helped me realize I can be a STEM student, but that doesn’t mean I’m not allowed to be creative and have fun hobbies. You get to be multidisciplined here. It’s encouraged'
October 26, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
Access to ASL from Birth Supports Childhood Math Proficiency in Deaf Children, UConn Researcher Finds in First-of-its-Kind Study
'If you compare hearing kids learning spoken English from their parents at home to deaf kids learning ASL from their parents at home, those kids are indistinguishable'
October 22, 2026 | Jaclyn Severance
UConn Magazine: Popping Off
“Olivia Rodrigo is one of the premier swearers in contemporary popular culture” might not be the type of analysis expected from top poli-sci profs
October 21, 2026 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications
Two UConn Professors Named National Academy of Public Administration Fellows
Deneen Hatmaker and Jason Jakubowski ’99 (CLAS), ’01 MPA, both of the School of Public Policy, were elected to the academy in recognition of their contributions to public administration and public policy.
October 15, 2026 | Nora Broderick - University Communications
Lea F. Santos Named American Physical Society Fellow
Santos was elected by her peers in recognition of her contributions to quantum physics and her service to the field.
October 13, 2026 | Bri Diaz - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Relationship Study Finds Helping Dementia Patient Supports Even Their Spousal Caregiver
‘Providing support for the spouse and patient together as part of their medical experience could be a really good way to bolster the caregivers and, in turn, make sure there’s better support for the person who has dementia’
October 12, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
Transformational UConn Initiative to Integrate Student-to-Workforce Services Earns Federal Grant
The wide-ranging ASCEND initiative brings together strengths of UConn Storrs and UConn Hartford
October 7, 2026 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications
Survey Finds K-12 Educators Self-Censor to Avoid Controversy over Book Selections
New toolkit from UConn English professors offers support for teachers and librarians who feel adrift in times of challenges over children’s literature
October 6, 2026 | Kimberly Phillips
One Step Closer to a Fuller Picture of the Universe
'PRIMA will give us a new view to the universe, enabling observations of unprecedented sensitivity in the far-infrared'
October 1, 2026 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications