UConn Storrs
Sports Sampling May Reduce Injury Risk in Young Athletes
UConn study found that exposing children to a variety of sports promotes 'physical literacy,' helping them develop better movement skills and encouraging physical activity in the long term.
February 26, 2018 | Colin Poitras - UConn Communications
Student-Athlete Strong: Matthew Dagenais
'Being a Husky ... is developing yourself to succeed in anything you put your mind to,' says Dagenais, a member of the Men's Swim Team and a civil engineering major.
February 23, 2018 | Susan Twiss
Invasion of the Body-Snatching Fungus
UConn researchers recently documented a gory and fascinating relationship between periodical cicadas and a fungus that infects them.
February 22, 2018 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications
Healthy Drink Can Pack a Punch in Preschooler’s Lunch
'It is much easier than parents may think to pack a healthy lunch,' says postdoc Maria Romo-Palafox, author of a new study.
February 22, 2018 | Daniel P. Jones, UConn Rudd Center
All That Jazz
Student photographer Garrett Spahn takes us to this week's 'Jazz Night at the Ballard.'
February 21, 2018 | Garrett Spahn '18 (CLAS)
UConn Archives to House Maurice Sendak Artwork
The finished artwork for his published books and other materials created by leading children's book artist the late Maurice Sendak will be hosted and maintained at the University.
February 21, 2018 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications
UConn Revamping, Reducing Student Fees
UConn has revamped its system of student fees and eliminated several categories that added costs for students in specific majors or for certain classes’ academic materials beyond textbooks. The UConn Board of Trustees voted unanimously Wednesday to accept President Susan Herbst’s recommendations to streamline the fee system as based on a report from a Student […]
February 21, 2018 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications
UConn Bookstore Deal with B&N Generating Millions for Scholarships
Barnes & Noble College has achieved significant savings for students and paid more than $9 million so far to the University.
February 20, 2018 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications
Can You Hear Us Now? New Podcast Focuses on UConn
'UConn 360' explores a new way to tell the story of UConn.
February 20, 2018 | Combined Reports - UConn Communications
Students in Poverty Less Likely to be Identified as Gifted
The fact that high-potential students in poverty are less likely to be recognized and served in programs for the gifted may increase, rather than decrease, social inequities, according to a new UConn study.
February 20, 2018 | Kenneth Best - UConn Communications