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.
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.
By GABRIELLA DEBENEDICTISAugust 20, 2019Special to the Chronicle STORRS — Edwina Whitney focused on the future in her professional life as a librarian at what would become the University of Connecticut. But she was also nostalgic for the past. A lifelong Mansfield resident who, for decades, worked for the university her family helped establish, she
By GINO DE ANGELIS July 21, 2019 Special to the Chronicle STORRS — Paul R. Zilsel faced a tumultuous spring of 1953. That March, he received a subpoena to appear in Washington, D.C., before the Velde Committee investigating suspected communists in American colleges. He, along with three other University of Connecticut professors, were accused of
By SARAH AL-ARSHANI July 16, 2019 Special to the Chronicle STORRS — Mildred French was a pioneer for females at the University of Connecticut in the era between the two world wars. An independent woman who studied at five different institutions of higher education, she earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees at a time when
By Brianny Aybar, UConn JournalismMay 6, 2019 Social media has become an essential part of many Americans daily lives. What once was waking up and reading the daily newspaper or watching TV has now become waking up and immediately checking Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. Social media has changed the way readers find and consume news,
By Connor Donahue | UConn Journalism May 21, 2019 Watch the explainer video below to learn about the $45 ice rink upgrade at the University of Connecticut and the next chapter of the UConn men’s hockey program as it competes in the top-tier Hockey East conference. Additional reading: The Hartford Courant interviewed a UConn spokesperson
By AMANDA CABRAL | UConn Journalism May 10, 2019 This video is a special social media promotional advertisement made for TheRoundupCT’s newsletter. Senior members of TheRoundupCT team each completed an independent study project during the Spring 2019 semester. I chose to create this video, starring Lucian Hatfield (Theatre Studies, left), Sophia Pelletier (Journalism and Communications,
By Ryley McGinnis, UConn Journalism | May 9, 2019 Derek Slap, Mary Glassman and Lonnie Reed are three Connecticut politicians who started their careers in journalism and made the switch to politics. In this special ‘Behind the Stories’ podcast, Slap, Glassman and Reed outline their motivations for going into journalism, why they left the field
By Adam Hushin, UConn Journalism May 9, 2019 Freedom of peaceful assembly is one of the rights Americans can exercise thanks to the First Amendment. Watch this animation to understand the recipe for a successful protest or rally. Listen to an accompanying “Behind the Stories” podcast on Soundcloud to understand what goes into organizing
By Sean Boyle | UConn Journalism | May 3, 2019 A self-proclaimed “email nerd,” Hayley Tafuro (UConn Journalism ’16) is paving the way for aspiring journalists to break into the industry and rise at a major sports station. While Tafuro always knew she wanted a career covering sports, she never could have imagined reporting to
By Maya A. Moore, UConn Journalism | April 26, 2019 Veteran journalist Stan Simpson is skilled in the art of people, a characteristic that undoubtedly rings true when watching the host of Fox 61’s Real People with Stan Simpson on Sunday mornings. He welcomes viewers with his signature “Alright folks,” in a resounding voice and wide