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This Class is Real, and It’s Spectacular: UConn Professor Lectures on ‘Seinfeld’ in Unique Forum
UConn law professor Sara Bronin is using 'Seinfeld' to lecture about real-world legal issues.
June 2, 2020 | Camille Chill, UConn School of Law
UConn Researchers Collaborate to Study Effects of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence
UConn researchers have won a grant to research the increase in domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 2, 2020 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
How Americans are Coping with COVID-19 Stress
UConn researchers are studying how Americans experience and respond to stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 1, 2020 | Tom Breen
UConn to Offer Collaborative Minor in Digital Public History
The new Digital Public History minor connects humanities research with digital media and design tools, opening up new career opportunities to students.
June 1, 2020 | Amanda Song, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
A Message to the UConn Community
Dear UConn Community, Recent events have called national attention yet again to the destructive power of prejudice and racism. The death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis serves as our most recent example. We are disgusted by the images we have seen capturing the unconscionable acts that caused his death. Demonstrations across the […]
May 31, 2020 | Tom Breen
Franklin A. Tuitt Named Chief Diversity Officer
Franklin A. Tuitt, who has over two decades of higher education administration experience, has been named Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Connecticut. He will officially begin his duties in July 2020.
May 28, 2020 | Tom Breen
UConn Historian Considers the Legacy of Little Richard, Architect of Rock ‘n’ Roll
UConn historian Jeffrey Ogbar discusses the career and legacy of pioneering rock 'n' roll artist Little Richard.
May 28, 2020 | Tom Breen
Researchers Explore Potential Treatment for Mitochondrial Diseases
Researchers studying severe illnesses like muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease are intrigued by a group of compounds that may work to protect the body's cells.
May 28, 2020 | Tom Breen
Ancient Records Suggest Future Declines in Tropical Oceans
Researchers say some of the decline in ocean biodiversity is naturally occurring - but that human activity is making it worse.
May 27, 2020 | Tom Breen
If You Have Eco-Anxiety, This Class is For You
Students who took UConn's first-ever class on the Anthropocene say the experience helped them better understand the challenges facing the planet.
May 26, 2020 | Tom Breen