College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Connecticut’s 2021 Letters About Literature Contest Winners Named
The Neag School of Education, UConn’s Department of English, and the Connecticut Writing Project (CWP), co-sponsors of the 28th annual Letters About Literature contest, are proud to announce Connecticut’s winners for the 2020-21 academic year.
Provost Lejuez, Eight Other Faculty Named As Inductees to CASE
Those elected to CASE were lauded for significant contributions made to their respective fields.
There Was a Time Reparations Were Actually Paid Out – Just Not to Formerly Enslaved People
The payments went to former slave owners and their descendants, not the enslaved or their legal heirs.
The Research of Difference: How UConn Researchers are Tackling Anti-Racism
Black women and heart disease. Asian Americans and plantations. Slavery and…monsters? Find out how these anti-racism scholars are tackling issues of difference at UConn.
Groundwater Information is No Longer Out of Depth
A UConn Ph.D. candidate and a faculty member have developed a novel way of gathering data about streams fed by groundwater that provide important insights about the possible effects of climate change.
Testing the Success of Their Communication Class, Scientists are Surprised
How do you measure the success of a science communication class? The answer is more complex than it may seem.
Walking For Climate Action
After UConn grad Hannah Bacon ’15 (CLAS) lost her job at an environmental nonprofit due to the pandemic, she decided to use her time off to walk across the country to raise money and awareness for climate action.
UConn Researchers Collaborate with TIP Company Shoreline Biome to Study Microbiome in NICU
UConn researchers recently published their findings on the microbiome of premature infants in the Connecticut Children's NICU, work they completed through a collaboration with TIP company Shoreline Biome.
In Memoriam: Paul Canning, Associate Professor of History
Paul Canning, a professor of history at UConn Hartford for 35 years, is remembered by his colleagues in this memorial tribute.
UConn Is Again a National Leader in Fulbright Scholars
The Fulbright Program is the government’s flagship international educational exchange program.