College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

From left, moderator Catherine Shen and panelists Manisha Sinha, Christopher Vials, and Evelyn Simien.

UConn Scholars Consider ‘Historic Firsts’ of 2024 Election

Experts emphasize importance of participation by citizens, even apart from presidential contest

October 9, 2024 | Tom Breen

A beautiful picture of an healty coral reef

A Peculiar Algae with Significant Potential

Weird aspects of a big, cactus-shaped algae could be useful for things like coral reef conservation and regenerative biology while teaching us about how organisms coped with past climatic changes

October 9, 2024 | Elaina Hancock

Research & Discovery
The ISA International Conference 2024, held in June at the University of Rijeka, focused on "Knowing the Global-Local: Imagining Pasts, Debating Futures."

‘Hidden Gem’ at UConn Helps International Studies Scholars Find their Academic Home

The International Studies Association gives scholars global reach

October 8, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance

Sophia Hatzis, wearing glasses and a purple lanyard, poses for a photo in front of a background with colored lights.

Month of Discovery: Sophia Hatzis ’27, a Researcher and Mentor

Hatzis, a second-year student researcher, has become integral to Innovate Labs, teaching classmates about AI

October 8, 2024 | Loretta Waldman, for the OVPR

Research & Discovery UConn Voices
Manisha Sinha

Historian Manisha Sinha Discusses Book in Congressional Dialogue Series

Sinha discussed her latest book with 225 members of Congress at an exclusive event at the Library of Congress.

October 4, 2024 |

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A driver recharges her electric vehicle.

Green Subsidies May Have Hidden Costs, Experts Warn

Some subsidies that appear to encourage sustainability are not so simple

October 3, 2024 | Christine Buckley

Avery Point coast

UConn Doctoral Student Awarded NOAA-Sea Grant Fellowship for Sea Scallop Research

Halle Berger is the first UConn student to receive the prestigious fellowship

October 2, 2024 | Judy Benson, CT Sea Grant

Jonathan Chambers ’28, (CLAS) planting the Flex Farm at UConn Stamford

Husky Harvest Stamford Bolsters Food Pantry Offerings with New Partnerships, New Initiatives

'We’re trying to tie together everything we’re doing to fight food insecurity at UConn Stamford. All our initiatives need to support one another'

October 2, 2024 | Kimberly Phillips

Community Impact
Faith Sportbert '23 (CLAS) works the shirt booth at the Innovation Expo

Students Invited to Go for Gold at the 2024 Experience Innovation Expo

'Everyone can be an innovator. The only prerequisite is having an alternative, creative view or idea'

October 2, 2024 | Jaclyn Severance

Entrepreneurship Research & Discovery
Dimitris Xygalatas teaching a class.

Meet Dimitris Xygalatas, New Director of the Cognitive Science Program

The new program director talks about the humanities and science sides of the field, about how cognitive science spawned AI, and how he studies UConn basketball games as an anthropologist.

October 1, 2024 | Christine Buckley