Schools & Colleges

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Alum Patricia Jepson Prioritizes Human Connection, Achieving Excellence and Impact Through 40-Year Career

Throughout her career, Patricia Jepson worked to promote excellence and diversity in UConn’s agricultural education programs – a commitment she maintains even now

Kerri Raissian.

Kerri Raissian, UConn ARMS Director, Appointed to Gov.’s Gun Violence Intervention, Prevention Commission

Kerri Raissian will bring her expertise studying gun violence to the Commission

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Swap, Don’t Shop: Sustainable Fashion is Coming to UConn

A secondhand clothing store, the first of its kind, is coming to the Storrs campus this fall to help students learn about, and counteract, fast fashion

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Researchers to Expand the Encyclopedia of RNA

More interest than ever in RNA, as it steps into the spotlight

Military Service Has Transgenerational Impact Study Shows

Despite socioeconomic advantages, children of veteran families were found to have higher rates of clinically-recognized externalizing conditions and adverse childhood experiences. The collaborative study findings by Yale, Mayo Clinic, and UConn School of Medicine are published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP).

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Bandana Purkayastha Named New CLAS Associate Dean

Sociologist to lead social sciences, regional campuses, and community engagement in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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Three New Faculty Members Join the School of Nursing

This fall, the School is welcoming two new tenure-track and one new clinical faculty members.

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What It’s Like to be a 40-year-old First-year Student

'It’s never too late to go back. You never know what you’re capable of until you try'

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KSI Marks Milestone with Falmouth Road Race

Every year, researchers from UConn's Korey Stringer Institute take their work outside to help dozens of runners at the Falmouth Road Race

Headshots of new faculty members joining UConn's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.

Stellar Scholars Join CLAS Faculty

Eighteen new tenure-track faculty members will teach and conduct research in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences