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.
Our third “Behind the Stories” podcast featured NBC Connecticut Chief Investigative Reporter Len Besthoff, who talked with UConn Journalism’s Gracie Enright about how he discovers and covers local investigative stories. The Roundup followed how the NBC Connecticut Troubleshooters team helped expose a major patient abuse scandal at the Whiting Forensic state psychiatric hospital. Besthoff, a veteran
In a special edition of UConn Journalism’s ‘Behind the Stories’ podcast, we spoke with two Hartford Courant journalists — Editorial Page Editor Carolyn Lumsden and sports writer Desmond Conner — about two prevalent topics in the news world: the #MeToo movement and the intersection of sports and politics. Carolyn Lumsden has been working for the Hartford Courant for over
In this episode of UConn Journalism’s ‘Behind the Stories’ podcast, the team analyzes the story that kept on giving during the Fall 2017 semester: the Connecticut budget battle. UConn senior Caio Goncalves spoke toCT Mirror budget reporter Keith Phaneuf, who broke down the many “hard choices” legislators had to make when it came down to eventually
By NEEL RAZDAN. Joseline Tlacomulco is an undocumented student at the University of Connecticut and an activist for immigrant rights.
A faculty-chosen group of University of Connecticut journalism majors set off in January 2017 to bring light to the food desert in Hartford, Connecticut.
What’s the role of the local press in a Donald Trump presidency?
In March 2016, five UConn Journalism students in Prof. Bob Wyss’ environmental journalism course traveled with him to Louisiana to report on the environmental challenges in Louisiana. The students — Kimberly Armstrong, Diler Haji, Nicholas Shigo, Charlie Smart and Julia Werth — learned about the mechanics of environmental beat reporting on location. They spent the
Teresa (LaBarbera) Dufour has held most jobs in a broadcast newsroom: reporter, producer, anchor and host. Dufour says each of her job experiences, beginning from when she was still a journalism student at the University of Connecticut, were invaluable steps leading her to the next opportunity.
Alex Martin is the social engagement manager at Silicon Valley Business Journal. He graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Political Science.
By Melisa Fink, UConn Journalism February 12, 2014 After landing competitive internships at both The Hartford Courant and Los Angeles Times while still a student at the University of Connecticut, David Ushery recognized his calling in the news business. Ushery is now an Emmy-award winning news anchor at one of the leading news stations in