Stronger storms and rising seas are reshaping Milford’s shoreline. As climate change fuels more intense hurricanes in the Northeast, residents face repeated flooding, while Connecticut lags in meeting emissions goals.
Environmental activists and lawmakers are looking to change the state constitution to grant Connecticut residents the right to a clean and healthy environment.
The plight of food-insecure residents in the state became more visible in the fall when a 43-day shutdown of the federal government caused a pause in federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits to the hungry. Food pantries and soup kitchens were inundated with residents in need — but also saw an outpouring of…
The story of New England’s abolitionists is often told in fragments — names, dates, movements — but rarely in full. That is what Gail Braccidiferro MacDonald set out to change with her new book, which focuses on Black abolitionists.
State officials want to identify towns interested in hosting new nuclear power plants. proponents believe nuclear power could solve anticipated energy demands from computer data centers as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
At the University of Connecticut, Black students are finding community within innovative organizations that are designed to foster connections and a sense of belonging.
Bereavement leave policies – or the lack of them at colleges and universities – can force students to choose between academics and healing.
A proposed 20% cut in a state program that lets library patrons check out books from public libraries beyond their own town or city has been restored by the General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee.
UConn’s Paws to Relax program is one of several in Connecticut and many across the U.S. that are geared to college students who may be feeling the stress of taking exams or even living on campus away from their own pets.
Arnik Doshi, a freshman transfer student with a business major, concentrates as he lines up a pool shot in the Connecticut Hall game room on the University of Connecticut’s Storrs campus on March 25, 2026. Doshi says he plays daily after classes to decompress and meet new people while adjusting to campus life. Photo by
More than 100 students and faculty at the University of Connecticut attended a campus vigil on February 4, 2026 to condemn violence by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. By Anna Bonelli, UConn Journalism
Through education, celebration, creativity, artifact reclamation, land preservation and community engagement, Connecticut's five recognized tribes—Mashantucket Pequot Mohegan, Golden Hill Paugussett, Paucatuck Eastern Pequot and Schaghticoke—are reclaiming their history and culture.
A portrait gallery of Snow Faye Blaze Mahoney, a 19-year-old marine science major at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. Snow plays alto saxophone in the UConn Marching Band, owns 33 pairs of Halloween themed earrings, and originally hails from Staten Island, New York.
Women account for 24% of cadets in UConn’s Air Force ROTC and 35% in UConn’s Army ROTC. Both figures exceed the percent of women soldiers serving on active duty.
A portrait of Snow Faye Blaze Mahoney, a 19-year-old marine science major at the University of Connecticut in Storrs. Snow plays alto saxophone in the UConn marching band, owns 33 pairs of Halloween themed earrings, and originally hails from Staten Island. Photo by Allison Gollenberg/UConn Journalism (Enlarge on click)
Hear real black female college students at UConn share their stories on the microagressions they face about their natural hair and the barriers they combat in order to get hair care. Learn about the role hair and hair care plays in black female students lives.