College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Student sits at desks in front of a laptop and desktop computer.

No Timeouts: CLAS Student Combines Passions in Summer Sports Internship

Vincenzo Carbone ’27 (CLAS) is bringing his education in statistical data science and communication to the professional world

Two researchers in lab clothes work on a project.

U.S. National Science Foundation Announces Transformational Award to Connecticut’s Quantum Tech Sector  

'NSF Engines investments in critical technologies and future industries will transform America’s innovation infrastructure for decades to come'

Three Native American men in regalia smiling

‘We the People’ Holds a Mirror to the US at 250

Smith traveled around the country the last three years for his photographic essay “We the People: America in the 21st Century”

Photo of a tree with an outline of the state of Connecticut with the words "seeds of the constitution state" overlayed

Deep Roots

Worthley is working in partnership with the nonprofit Connecticut Humanities and it’s America 250 Connecticut program to distribute the the 100-or-so baby white oak tree seedlings, many the direct descendants of the original Charter Oak, to community partners around the state later this year

Connecticut State Capitol building in Hartford, Connecticut.

Designating the State Rock: A Dazzling Educational Experience

Here's the stone-cold truth: a team effort by UConn and Mansfield educators has built a rock-solid foundation for holistic learning across the state

Moyo, woman in blue, sits in a soft orange armchair, holding a coffee cup. She is smiling and appears to be enjoying her time in the cozy atmosphere.

UConn Magazine: Thornless

If you spy junior Rose Moyo studying for her next molecular biology exam, she could well be wearing something she crocheted and snacking on a lemon curd pavlova she recently pulled from the oven

Students tagging horseshoe crabs outside

Choose Your Own Adventure: The Tagging of the Horseshoe Crab

Getting muddy to discover more about a species older than dinosaurs

A woman in a white lab coat sitting at a computer with the words "New Materials: New Possibilities" overlayed on the photo

New Materials: New Possibilities

From smartphones and computers to medical devices and clean energy technologies, the future depends on materials that are faster, smarter, and more efficient

Aerial shot of UConn's main campus in Storrs.

Two From UConn Named Fulbright U.S. Student Program Finalists

The program provides grants for individually designed study and research projects or for English teaching assistantships around the world

A zoo keeper feeding a howler monkey

New Global Early Warning System Forecasts Biodiversity Exposure to Extreme Heat

'With El Niño expected to occur this summer, we expect another year of extreme threats to biodiversity'