Schools & Colleges
Moved by Ukraine Turmoil, Alums Establish Aid Fund for UConn Students, Scholars from Conflict Zones
'Two important pillars of our friendship are our love for UConn and our deep commitment to human rights'
December 8, 2022 | Stephanie Reitz
UConn Researcher Aims to Uncover Plant Invasions in the Tropics
A UConn researcher is leading an international team filling important knowledge gaps in the fight against invasive plants in Central America
December 8, 2022 | Elaina Hancock
Opening Eyes and Minds: UConn Experts Help Transform Connecticut K-12 Curricula
State turns to CLAS faculty for expertise on Black and Latino history, Asian American and Pacific Islander studies, and more
December 7, 2022 | Heather Borton
Nidhi Nair ’23 Named UConn’s First Schwarzman Scholar
Chosen from over 3,000 applicants, the economics major will join 150 fellow scholars in Beijing
December 7, 2022 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Pandemic Journaling Project Continues to Grow and Develop
The record of thoughts and feelings collected from around the globe during the pandemic has hit the road with a multimedia exhibition at the Hartford Public Library through December 15
December 7, 2022 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
CAHNR Alumna Liz Underwood Treats Animals in Need of Special Care
With a lifelong desire to help animals, UConn alumna Liz Underwood now provides critical care at one of the largest private practices in the Southern United States
December 6, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
UConn Aims to Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2030 and Become International Model of Sustainability
'There are unique things that we can do at this campus that no other campus is doing. We have the vision, interdisciplinary science, and technologies ready and have to start implementation'
December 6, 2022 | Stephanie Reitz
UConn Asylum Clinic Alumni Participate in CT Afghan Asylum Project
'This is critically important in our community. These individuals are struggling even more than any of us can understand'
December 6, 2022 | Diana Nearhos, UConn School of Law
Emmy Award-Winning UConn Professor Takes on Zero Tolerance, Family Separation with Second PBS Frontline Documentary
Oscar Guerra's first Frontline documentary was judged the Best News Story in a Newsmagazine at the 2021 Emmy awards
December 6, 2022 | Jaclyn Severance
Genetic Barriers, a Warming Ocean, and the Uncertain Future for an Important Forage Fish
'It's all temperature driven, and the implications for this, in light of climate change, are huge'
December 6, 2022 | Elaina Hancock