College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Celebrating the Stories of the Everyday Revolutionaries of Concord

UConn author celebrates 50 years since the publication book that details the lives of the everyday people of the Revolution

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How Brain Chemistry Changes What We Taste

NIH R01 grant awarded to assistant professor Natale Sciolino to explore the neuroscience of taste

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UConn Faculty Named Fulbright Scholars and Specialists

Fulbright Scholars are faculty, researchers, administrators, and established professionals teaching or conducting research in affiliation with institutes abroad. The Fulbright Specialist program deploys highly qualified American academics and professionals to share their expertise and strengthen institutions overseas

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No Timeouts: CLAS Student Combines Passions in Summer Sports Internship

Vincenzo Carbone ’27 (CLAS) is bringing his education in statistical data science and communication to the professional world

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U.S. National Science Foundation Announces Transformational Award to Connecticut’s Quantum Tech Sector  

'NSF Engines investments in critical technologies and future industries will transform America’s innovation infrastructure for decades to come'

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‘We the People’ Holds a Mirror to the US at 250

Smith traveled around the country the last three years for his photographic essay “We the People: America in the 21st Century”

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Deep Roots

Worthley is working in partnership with the nonprofit Connecticut Humanities and its America 250 Connecticut program to distribute the the 100-or-so baby white oak tree seedlings, many the direct descendants of the original Charter Oak, to community partners around the state later this year

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Designating the State Rock: A Dazzling Educational Experience

Here's the stone-cold truth: a team effort by UConn and Mansfield educators has built a rock-solid foundation for holistic learning across the state

Moyo, woman in blue, sits in a soft orange armchair, holding a coffee cup. She is smiling and appears to be enjoying her time in the cozy atmosphere.

UConn Magazine: Thornless

If you spy junior Rose Moyo studying for her next molecular biology exam, she could well be wearing something she crocheted and snacking on a lemon curd pavlova she recently pulled from the oven

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Choose Your Own Adventure: The Tagging of the Horseshoe Crab

Getting muddy to discover more about a species older than dinosaurs