UConn Hartford
Course Offers Resilience Through Mindfulness
Meditating. Stretching and doing yoga poses. Practicing gratitude. All of these subjects are coursework in a new class at UConn Hartford.
April 3, 2019 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA
Women in the Arts: Setting the Record Straight
During a day-long event at two UConn campuses on April 1, students, faculty, and staff edited Wikipedia to ensure the inclusion of female artists.
April 1, 2019 | Kenneth Best
Healthy ‘Meal Kits’ are Attractive to Food Pantry Clients
Clients were three times as likely to take kale and whole grains when they visited the pantry on days when recipe tastings and meal kits were available, compared to the days when neither was provided, according to UConn study.
March 19, 2019 | Kristin Messina, UConn Rudd Center
Voting Open on New UConn One Card Design
Starting today, members of the UConn community can vote on their favorite design for the new University identification card, which will replace the current cards over the coming academic year.
March 11, 2019 | Stephanie Reitz
UConn Students Testify at the State Capitol
'From the minute I first stepped foot on this campus, I have not only been taken seriously as a student, but I’ve also been challenged to be the best version of myself, as a scholar and leader,' said Truman Scholar and Marshall Scholar Akshayaa Chittibabu '19.
March 8, 2019 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Counselor Brings Mindfulness to Hartford Students in New Course
Lynn Papacostas Ginolfi – who at one time was herself a first-generation, low-income student – created the Resilience through Mindfulness course to help students address stress.
March 6, 2019 | Jaclyn Severance
Law and Journalism Experience? You’re Covered
'In both professions you are going to meet people who don’t want to talk to you, and having those interviewing skills will allow you to dig deeper,' says Taylor DiChello, Fox 61 reporter and a student at UConn Law.
March 5, 2019 | Shaun Moloney
UConn Approves Modest Student Fee Adjustments
Beginning in fall 2019, the General University Fee will increase for the first time in five years, and Stamford student housing rates will be adjusted to reflect increases in the area’s rental market.
February 27, 2019 | Stephanie Reitz
UConn Students Invited to Forums on Fee Proposals
Two town hall-style forums will be held Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 12:30 and 5 p.m., The first session will be held in the Dodd Center’s Konover Auditorium, the second, in Oak Hall, Room 101.
February 19, 2019 | Stephanie Reitz
Alumnus Among Forbes’ Game Industry ‘30 Under 30’
Twenty-nine year-old Jimmy Tang '11 (BUS), finance specialist at Amazon's livestreaming video platform Twitch, has been identified as one of an elite group of industry leaders.
February 18, 2019 | Claire Hall