College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor medals on March 20, 2014. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Board of Trustees Names Two CLAS Faculty as Distinguished Professors

The designation is the University’s highest academic honor, and recognizes exceptional distinction in scholarship, teaching, and service.

Jc Beall and Blair Johnson head shots

Board of Trustees Names Two CLAS Faculty as Distinguished Professors

The UConn Board of Trustees confirmed two faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as UConn distinguished professors: Professor of Philosophy Jc Beall and Professor of Psychology Blair T. Johnson.

A candle burning.

Evarist Giné, Mathematics Department Head, Dies

Giné was a distinguished mathematician who worked on mathematical statistics and probability in infinite dimensions.

Rory McGloin and Kirstie Farrar with a video game on March 12, 2015. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Realistic Gun Controllers in Video Games Foster Aggressive Thoughts

Players who used a gun controller also found the game more realistic, and felt more engaged, according to a new UConn study.

Lan-Hsuan Huang, assistant professor of mathematics, uses complex math at the intersection of geometry and calculus to understand the shape of the universe. (Christine Buckley/UConn Photo)

The Shape of the Universe

Mathematician Lan-Hsuan Huang draws on Einstein’s theories of gravitation and relativity to understand what shapes are possible in the universe.

Detail from the front page to Gregory Nazianzen's fourth-century sermon On Love of the Poor, depicting Gregory trying to persuade aristocratic Christians to give to lepers. It comes from the 11th cent. MS Jerusalem Taphou 14, fol. 264v, published in P.L. Vocotopoulos, Byzantine Illuminated Manuscripts of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem (Athens and Jerusalem: Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, 2002), 167.

The Early Evolution of Christian Philanthropy

UConn historian Daniel Caner studies the redistribution of wealth through religious gifts in early Christian society.

The Atlantic Silverside, Menidia menidia. (Photo courtesy of: Chris Pickerell, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, Seagrassli.org)

Evolving to Cope with Climate Change

A UConn marine sciences professor is measuring the potential of an important fish species to adapt to an increasingly acidic ocean.

It's Valentine's Day ... and love is in the air. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Love is in the Air

UConn family studies professor Kari Adamsons discusses some matters of the heart.

C. Michael White, professor & head of the Department of Pharmacy Practice (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Designated as Federal Health Care Study Center

UConn's reports will be used by Medicaid and Medicare Services in making health coverage decisions that affect millions of patients nationwide.

Nora McNeil at Cliffs of Moher

Instagram Likes, and Other Things that Don’t Really Matter

Human development and family studies major Nora McNeil '16 (CLAS) reflects on how traveling internationally has made her rethink her use of social media.