At New Haven’s Sanctuary Kitchen refugees are hired to make their culture’s favorite dishes and build economic opportunities for disenfranchised people through food.
The number of ticks infected with Lyme disease is spiking early this season in Connecticut, data from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station shows, as environmental conditions give ticks a chance to thrive.
Connecticut libraries are facing growing financial pressure as demand for e-books and audiobooks surges, with librarians saying they are paying significantly higher prices for digital materials they don’t permanently own.
University of Connecticut physical therapy professor Dr. Cristina Colón-Semenza aims to highlight physical therapists’ essential role in mental health at the school, state and national levels.
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.
No. 3 UConn runs away with the win against Seton Hall with a score of 91–61 for their last home match of the season on March 3, 2024. The win secured the Big East regular season title, which is the program’s first since 1999. Photo by Skyler Kim ’24
“There’s nothing you can tell me about the system and how it operates,” says formerly incarcerated Marilynn B. Winn. “I have experienced it, I have lived it, breathed it, ate it, slept on it—I’m a part of it.”
Progression is the band’s goal. “I’d love to be touring, I’d love to be on a label,” McDonald said. “I want a bathrobe and slippers that have the Ruby Leftstep logo.”
Chiaroscuro is an Italian term that means “light-dark” and refers to the use of light and shadow to create the illusion of depth and volume. Estelle Jarrett ’24 photographed this gathering of young women, dancing in a darkened, crowded room in Spring 2023.
UConn Police launched a new app to promote more safety on campus. UConn Journalism major and UCTV News reporter J.J. Ryu takes us through some of the features the app has to offer. Videographer: Mary Jasmine DeVivo
Over 39 percent of people who actively gamble is under the age of thirty-five. White men in this these age group gamble the most out of any other demographic group.
By Anna Zimmermann | UConn JournalismDecember 12, 2023 In today’s first episode of “Small Stories, Big Picture,” we are delving into the evolving landscape of higher education, and more specifically, why college enrollment has been making a steady decline. I spoke with former University of Connecticut student, Lily Loewenguth, and Carly Zingus, a current junior
Despite being in the heart of Motor City where the automotive industry is at the pulse of the city’s economic success, the ramifications of this strike did not take out Detroit’s GM auto dealers as it had during the 2019 strike.
STORRS, CONNECTICUT — 12.10.2023 — Jasper Treese is a senior majoring in Digital Media Design at the University of Connecticut. He is seen here in the college home that he shares with friends on December 10, 2023. One of the activities he spends the most time doing while at home is editing his daily vlog,
By Luke Owen | UConn JournalismDecember 8, 2023 STORRS — Brandon Sundblade is a daily sports bettor who relies on sports journalists to provide accurate and timely updates so that he can place informed bets. “I follow every major NFL and NBA journalist on Twitter. I have their post notifications on, too,” Sundblade admitted. “If