College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Students Turn Classroom Knowledge into Real World Outcomes
Students seeking hands-on experience find playwriting, food security advocacy, and public speaking competitions boost their classroom learning
April 15, 2021 | Amanda Song
A First for UConn: Two Students Named Truman Scholars for 2021
The Truman Scholarship carries the legacy of the 33rd President by supporting and inspiring the next generation of public service leaders.
April 15, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Here’s the Buzz: It’s Nearly Cicada Census Time
'There is something reassuring about cicadas'
April 15, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Derek Chauvin Trial: 3 Questions America Needs to Ask About Seeking Racial Justice in a Court of Law
The Chauvin case leads to the question: What is the difference between enforcing the law and being the law?
April 15, 2021 | Lewis R. Gordon, Professor of Philosophy
UConn Researchers Find Bubbles Speed Up Energy Transfer
Findings that could help further understand how living tissue reacts to radiation exposure
April 12, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Two UConn Students Named Goldwater Scholars
The Goldwater Scholarship was established to identify students of outstanding ability and promise, and encourage them to pursue advanced study and research careers
April 12, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Scientists Need to Become Better Communicators, But It’s Hard to Measure Whether Training Works
Organizations that train scientists have to do more than just ask participants in a class whether they learned anything
April 12, 2021 | Robert Wyss, Professor Emeritus of Journalism; Margaret Rubega, Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Robert Capers, Researcher in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
For Undergraduates, Early Research Experience Pays Off
Students and faculty share the unique research opportunities that define their college experience, and how to seek out opportunities as an undergraduate.
April 5, 2021 | Amanda Song
UConn’s Nora Berrah Awarded a Blaise Pascal Chaire d’Excellence to Conduct Research in France
Previous winners of the honor include six Nobel laureates
April 2, 2021 | Elaina Hancock
Confronting Gun Violence With Scholarship
April 1 panel will bring together U.S. senators, scholars, advocates to address urgent policy questions
March 31, 2021 | Tom Breen