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What Is Food Insecurity?

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened an already significant problem.

Mark Urban, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, stands next to Swan Lake on Feb. 3, 2021

Urban Named First Arden Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

The chair is one of two endowed professorships in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Students gather on the Great Lawn during the Climate Strike on Sept. 20, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Q&A: Climate Grief and Our Crisis of Culture

UConn's Phoebe Godfrey locates the growing feeling of "climate grief" in existing problems of Western society.

An illustration that depicts a woman of color wearing a facemask and cradling a newborn child, also with a facemask, to symbolize the challenges of new motherhood during the pandemic.

An Intimate Reflection on Motherhood, Family, Academia, and Inequality During a Pandemic

How three scholars took an untraditional approach to exploring the experiences of new mothers during the pandemic.

Linda Halgunseth teaches at UConn Waterbury prior to the COVID-19 pandemic; she was recently named Director of Academic Affairs for UConn Hartford.

UConn Hartford Names Director of Academic Affairs

Linda Citlali Halgunseth has been named Director of Academic Affairs at UConn Hartford.

woman at a table

UConn Graduate Is Part of the Chicago Political Scene

From Storrs to the Windy City, Samantha Nugent '98 (CLAS) is making a name for herself in the world of politics.

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UConn Student Building ‘No Bad Days’ Lifestyle Brand

'My goal is to make the conversation more open,' says Jack Tarca '22 (BUS)

“Devil's Punch Bowl #129” (1885-1890), albumen print by Truman Ward Ingersoll. Gift of Samuel Charters and Ann Charters.

Benton ‘Anthropocene’ Exhibit Highlights Human Impact on Environment

Exploring humans' effect on the planet through centuries of art.

Wilbur Cross covered in snow

Re-Entry Testing Curbs 150+ COVID Cases from UConn Campuses

UConn’s re-entry testing strategies halted more than 150 positive cases – which often are asymptomatic in college-age students – from circulating and spreading on its campuses.

Students shoveling off snow at the outdoor ice rink on the Great Lawn on Jan. 27, 2021

UConn Develops Special Programming to Connect Students, Reduce Isolation

uKindness initiative offers creative ways to make contact and beat stress.