College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

UConn Air Force and Army ROTC cadets carry the POW/MIA flag around campus

24-Hour Service Run Held to Remember POW-MIAs

The run began with an honor lap, which featured the carrying of the American, Connecticut, and POW/MIA flags, along with the flags of the Army and Air Force

A mother and daughter in a doctor's office with the doctor looking into the child's mouth

Survey Asked Parents Whether They Consult with Doctor or Social Media Before Visiting ER

'The hypothesis of the study was that younger parents would be more likely to use online health information and certain types of online health information as well'

Greenlandic ice cap with frozen mountains and fjord aerial view

Rivers in the Sky, Arctic Warming, and What this Means for the Greenland Ice Sheet

Characterizing weather extremes from the past to add context to future impacts

People stand at the bottom of stairs leading up to the Tennessee statehouse.

Researchers Hope Documentary’s Example Can Promote Common Ground in Connecticut

'One of the things ‘The Tennessee 11’ shows us is that people generally are on the side of less firearm injury and death. We may just disagree about how to get there'

A group photo with dozens of volunteers wearing Connecticut State Museum of Natural History T-shirts.

Connecticut State Museum of Natural History Rejoins UConn CLAS

In July, the museum returned to its roots in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, bringing together two units with a shared commitment to interdisciplinary learning and public engagement

A zoo keeper feeding a howler monkey

‘No Rest for the Wilted’: How Will Species Fare After Consecutive Hottest Years on Record?

Forecasting to show which species are at greatest risk of climate-related extinction, before it’s too late

A woman with long dark hair standing with hot air balloons in the air behind her over a Turkish landscape

UConn Student Spends Summer in Turkey As Part of CLS Program

The Critical Language Scholarship program provides summer programs for students to learn languages of strategic importance to the United States

Close-up detail of a vintage painting showing a woman talking on the phone as someone raises a bottle of Chloroform behind her

Damsels, Femme Fatales, and Queens of Crime

Two UConn professors on the history of fictional female criminals and crime-fighters

A desert landscape, including a Joshua tree with the sun in the background, shielded by hills.

As the Mojave Gets Hotter, Will Joshua Trees Adapt?

What today’s seedlings are experiencing is going to be very different than what they might experience in 100 years when they're mature plants

Samantha Valle ’24 (CLAS), '26 MPP and Rebecca Dorsey ’25 (CLAS), ’26 MPA

School of Public Policy Students Tackle Higher Education, Election Integrity in Washington, D.C.

Samantha Valle ’24 (CLAS), ’26 MPP and Rebecca Dorsey ’25 (CLAS), ’26 MPA participated in engaging summer internships in the nation’s capital