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From ‘Wild Horses’ to ‘Wild Things,’ a Window Into Maurice Sendak’s Creative Process
The making of “Where the Wild Things Are” was a journey, and the vivid materials in Sendak’s archive illuminate the level of investment that was required to complete it, write Kate Capshaw and Cora Lynn Deibler of UConn.
Snapshot: Deborah Bolnick, St. Catherines Island
A glimpse into a UConn research project located off the coast of Georgia, on an island inhabited by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.
Racial and Economic Justice Group Wins 2019 Dodd Human Rights Prize
The Equal Justice Initiative and its founder will be recognized Nov. 6 for their efforts to combat inequality and injustice.
In Honor of St. Patrick’s Day: A Bit About Irish Fashion
English professor Mary Burke discusses the success of Irish fashion exports to post-World War II America.
Thoreau’s Great Insight for the Anthropocene: Wildness is an Attitude, not a Place
The mantra 'In Wildness is the preservation of the world' can remain true, provided we ask ourselves what we mean by wildness and what we’re trying to preserve, writes Robert Thorson at UConn.
Education Abroad: Ashley Jacques ’20, Dublin, Ireland
'I am now kicking myself that I did not do a full semester,' says Ashley Jacques '20 (BUS), as she recalls the summer she spent with an Education Abroad program in Ireland last year.
Where the Rubber Hits the Road, Breaks, and Repairs Itself
Researchers at UConn and USC put the rubber objects through strength tests that proved not only was regeneration possible, but regeneration at nearly 100 percent strength.
First Steps: UConn Partners on Child Care Fellowship
A new private-public fellowship program is intended to make it easier for new UConn parents to return to research.
UConn Women’s Basketball Wins Sixth Straight American Title
UConn is expected to be named the top seed in the NCAA's regional in Albany, and would open at Gampel Pavilion on campus in Storrs.
Science is Better When it’s Diverse
A group of anthropologists document how bringing diverse perspectives purposefully into scientific inquiry goes far beyond increasing representation in the laboratory: diversity transforms the very practice of science.