This is the hub for student work produced by the University of Connecticut Department of Journalism, including in-depth written news stories, visual journalism, podcasts and video reportage.
Featured Stories
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Graduating Sandy Hook survivor looks back and ahead
As Lenie Urbina graduated from UConn, her mind slipped to the Sandy Hook students and staff members who were killed in 2012 in a tragedy that shocked the nation. Lenie was a 4th grader…
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Opinion: Federal cuts could snip away your local park
As the Trump Administration continues to make deep cuts to federal programs that support parks, I have begun to wonder what will I do if my main connection to nature is severed?
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Students still facing academic and mental health challenges post-COVID
The pandemic’s toll on student engagement continues to reverberate across campuses nationwide.
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Opinion: In Defense of the Dandelion
Through a desire to keep neighborhoods as idyllic as the ones in those advertising images, suburban homeowners came to despise the dandelion. But these little yellow flowers have a lot to offer us.
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How CT nursing home staff work to reduce social isolation
The job for retirement home staffers is to become like a family to the residents. For some people, coming into a retirement home is their first time living alone.
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FOI at 50: Connecticut’s landmark transparency law
As Connecticut’s landmark transparency law marks its 50th anniversary this year, its legacy as a model for open government continues.
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Connecticut’s new college grads contemplate uncertain economy
Amid federal cuts and fears of a recession, many new college grads worry about the economy they are heading into.
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More Schools Add Limits on Student Device Use
School officials throughout southeastern Connecticut are seeking ways to prevent students from focusing too much in-school time on their cell phones.
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The Surprising Way Book Clubs Fight Loneliness
Book clubs are more than just literary discussions once a month. They give connection at a time when loneliness and social isolation are seen as public health crises.
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Special Project: Beyond the Overflows
For more than a century, streets and buildings in Hartford, Connecticut have suffered regular floods from sewage overflows. Every time it rains, untreated human waste mixes with road runoff and ends up untreated in streams, the Park River and the Connecticut River. Decades remain before upgrades to the combined sewage system, which dates to the mid-1800s, will fix the problem. Eight UConn Journalism students spent three months reporting on the environmental impact, the solutions underway and the real-life, sometimes devastating impact this pollution has exacted on the people who have endured it for a lifetime.
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Photography
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Heavenly skyline
The sunset lights up the Manhattan skyline on Saturday, March 1, 2025. The vibrant view stretches miles across the water,… View »
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Calling out
A Canada goose calls out from the flock on Mirror Lake in Storrs, Connecticut on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2024. View »
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Tree tradition
Christina Serricchio and her son, Frank, select and cut down their Christmas tree at Lanes Grove Tree Farm in Waterford,… View »
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Sunset saunter
Junior journalism student Hayden Bernard captured this image of a young couple walking to the top of Horsebarn Hill on… View »
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Evasive defense
UConn wide receiver TJ Sheffield evades Rice defenders during a punt return at Rentschler Field on Oct. 26, 2024. View »
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Stretching for the TD
UConn Journalism major Kaleb Jennings captured this moment during the UConn-Florida Atlantic University football game at Pratt & Whitney Stadium… View »
Video
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Behind the Noise
Students explain why music and headphones are essential for their daily life, focus, and comfort. Watch »
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Natural Narratives
How young Black women have come to embrace and celebrate their natural hair through a journey of identity, self-care and community. Watch »
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Early voting in Connecticut draws in thousands
With the 2024 US presidential election inching closer, Connecticut has allowed residents to vote early in a major election for the first time in its history. Watch »
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The Shoppes at Buckland Hills listed for auction
Sophia Birnbaum reports on the future of local shopping malls like Buckland Hills in Manchester, Connecticut. Watch »
Podcasts
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Podcast: The Media and its Influence on Old Criminal Cases — The Menendez Brothers
Join me for another episode of Corpuz’s Corner as I tackle a question that’s been lingering in my head: How have different types of media… Listen »
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Podcast: Huskies Without Homes
We don’t always consider the consequences of success. The UConn Huskies have won back-to-back NCAA titles. Yet the increase in UConn’s popularity has meant more students… Listen »
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Podcast: Pompous Politicians
The de-evolution of political discourse Politicians are pompous people. Nick Spinali hosts Pompous Politicians, a podcast focused on analyzing political discourse and its effectiveness as… Listen »