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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 hiding in the gym supply closet.
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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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Equine Friends
Mystique is brushed by UConn student Sophia Lesko on a sunny afternoon on UConn’s Horsebarn Hill. Below, a horse and UConn student Quinn Baron bond together. Photos by Gabe Melo ’23.
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Workplace Dress Codes are More Casual Post-Pandemic
By Colleen Lucey | UConn Journalism Workers opt for more casual workplace attire in the post-pandemic world.
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Video: Racing to Michigan with UConn Formula SAE Team
Alicia Gomez ’24 covers the UConn Formula SAE team, where students design, build and race a car for a national competition in May 2023. Produced with contributions from Esther Ju ’23 and Zareen Reza ’23.
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Video Profile: UConn Animal Science Major Isabella Aristizabal
By Esther Ju, Visual Journalism | April 17, 2023 For my final project for JOUR3065: Visual Journalism, I filmed and edited a short video profile about my subject, Isabella ‘Izzy’ Aristizabal, who I had been photographing during most of the semester. As I got to know Izzy, I learned more about her childhood spent in…
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UConn Enjoys First Signs of Spring
An abruptly warm Tuesday marked the start of spring on UConn's Storrs campus.
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UConn Remembers Sandy Hook 10 Years Later
By Meredith Veilleux | UConn Journalism
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Wig Shopping
Chasity Watkins, a 21-year-old from Hartford, is pursuing her passions as a hairstylist amid the COVID-19 pandemic. During a November 2022 shopping trip to find the perfect a wig for a client, Watkins examines the hair on a mannequin. Photo by Tanajah Fryer ’23
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Podcast: What Does the Future of Fossil Fuel Free UConn Look Like?
By Katherine Jimenez | UConn JournalismDecember 14, 2022 Colder winters and hotter summers. You better prepare for them because climate change has entered Connecticut. The University of Connecticut, along with other parts of the state, experienced a dangerous drought this summer which left many residents without water. State officials even advised residents to begin conserving water. But…
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Gig economy grows, but not gig worker salaries
By John Leahy | UConn Journalism Dec. 9, 2022 In May of 2020, Thomas Taber realized he was running out of money. The 20-year-old University of Connecticut student was living at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was ordering food consistently through online platforms like DoorDash and Uber Eats. Though the country was essentially shut down,…
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UConn vets exposed to burn pits welcome expanded health care benefits
Members of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) who say they were impacted by exposure to burn pits while serving, stand to be acknowledged at a House Veterans’ Affairs Health Subcommittee hearing in June 2018. (AP Photo/FILE/Jacquelyn Martin) By Mikhael Thompson | UConn JournalismDecember 8, 2022 Brandon Soto, a freshman biology major at the University of Connecticut who joined…