CLAS at UConn

CLAS is the largest college at UConn, offering majors in more than 50 fields of study in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Its 600 faculty and more than 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students contribute to our understanding of the environment, health and human behavior, and culture and society. More than 75,000 UConn alumni are CLAS graduates. Learn more…

CLAS Today

Paleontologist pursues the record of rocks
Andrew Bush looks for clues to the causes of one of the biggest extinctions in Earth’s history.
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GIS: the future of geography
Jeffrey Osleeb, head of the geography department, says GIS (geographic information systems) maps how geographers work, and how geography students are taught.
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Actuarial program is Center of Excellence
The Actuarial Science Program in the mathematics department has been named a "Center of Actuarial Excellence," one of only 12 chosen by the Society of Actuaries.
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Tag that gift for human rights
This holiday season, the ubiquitous sweater gift and peppermint mocha latte treat for the tired shopper may come with an added bonus: a boost for human rights.
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Journalist looks at Kenya through new lens
Marcel Dufresne, who teaches investigative journalism, mastered a new medium – photography – to tell a story about Kenya that is seldom reported.
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