College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Great Resume, Too Bad About Your Religion

A pair of studies by UConn researchers show employers are less likely to respond to job applications from candidates who are Muslims than members of other religious groups.

Each year, 500,000 American golden plovers fly between Arctic North American and South America. These birds may carry hundreds of thousands of microscopic plant parts, called diaspores, in their feathers. (Photo by Jean-François Lamarre)

Migratory Birds Help Spread Plant Species: UConn Study

A new study by UConn researchers demonstrates how some plants travel between the hemispheres on the wings of migratory birds.

Cypress trees thrive in pools called cypress domes. (Kait­lyn Carroll/UConn Photo)

Reporting on the Everglades

Students in an environmental journalism class learned about beat reporting and teamwork on a trip to the Everglades.

Danny Lansanah, ’08 (CLAS), former UConn linebacker, at Alternative Rehab Communities in Harrisburg, PA, where he works as a counselor with at-risk youth. (Sten Hartman)

Beyond the Goal Line: Football Alum Gives Back to the Community

Through a years-long struggle to succeed in the NFL, Danny Lansanah ’08 (CLAS) continues to offer counsel to those in need.

Peter Turchin, professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology in his office in the Torrey Life Sciences building. (Sheila Foran/UConn Photo)

A Mathematical Approach to History

Biologist Peter Turchin has developed a mathematical model that can accurately predict the rise and fall of major civilizations.

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Stephen Saloom '90 (CLAS), '96 JD writes about his work with the Innocence Project, identifying, preventing, and remedying wrongful convictions.

Ari Fischer '15 (ENG) a Udall Scholarship winner, in the lab at the UConn Center for Clean Energy Engineering on April 8, 2014. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Three UConn Students Win Prestigious National Scholarships

A junior in engineering has won a Udall Scholarship, and two CLAS students have received Critical Language Scholarships.

A counseling session at the UConn Center for Career Development. (Elizabeth Caron/UConn Photo)

UConn Job Seekers

Spoken word poet Zachary Johnson '14 (CLAS) encourages UConn students to make the most of their job search.

Andrew Frank and Emma Shelly, both first-year Ph.D. students in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, have both earned Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF). (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

Three Graduate Students Earn NSF Research Fellowships

The three, all first-year Ph.D. candidates in CLAS, were selected from among 14,000 applicants.

Political science major Molly Rockett '15 (CLAS) has been awarded the Truman Scholarship for students who are dedicated to a career in public service. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Junior Awarded Prestigious Truman Scholarship

Molly Rockett ’15 (CLAS) has been awarded the Truman Scholarship for students dedicated to a career in public service.