UConn Storrs
Social Media Offers Venue for Crowds of Sports Fans
'Social networking is a valid way for fans to further identify with their favorite sports teams.'
December 12, 2016 | Kenneth Best
The Voice of Women’s Ice Hockey
Play-by-play commentary by Kailey Townsend '18 (CLAS), available through a subscription, is broadcast to UConn fans and athletes’ family members when they can’t be in the stands.
December 9, 2016 | Nicole Haiber '17 (CLAS)
Coveted Class: Hip-Hop, Politics, and Youth Culture in America
Hip-hop reflects on our society 'fearlessly and unapologetically,' says Professor Jeffrey Ogbar.
December 9, 2016 | Jeff Wagenheim
Three Huskies Earn Field Hockey All-American Selections
This is the seventh-straight season that UConn field hockey has produced at least three All-Americans.
December 8, 2016 | Athletic Communications
Review of Student Fees Announced
A committee will review undergraduate and graduate fees that pay for non-academic programs ranging from student health services to transportation, room and board, and technology infrastructure.
December 7, 2016 | Stephanie Reitz
Innovative Device Could Offer New Hope for Heart Patients
A UConn graduate student is developing a new micro-scale power source that is significantly smaller and more efficient than the batteries used in most cardiac pacemakers today.
December 7, 2016 | Colin Poitras
Supporting Undocumented Students at UConn
President Herbst responds to concerns expressed since the election about potential changes in federal policy that could affect undocumented students.
December 6, 2016 | President Susan Herbst
UConn Expert on the Pipeline Protest at Standing Rock
Professor Barbara Gurr calls Sunday's ruling in the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's battle to defend their land, their water, and their treaty rights, a "pause."
December 6, 2016 | Amanda Falcone
To Mars in 70 Days. Science Fiction or Fact?
Radical new propulsion system researched by NASA violates physics. UConn expert Brice Cassenti discusses whether the 'impossible' EM Drive is possible.
December 6, 2016 | Colin Poitras
What Might a Wall with Mexico Look Like?
Through a virtual architectural design, a UConn professor takes an ironic look at the relationship between border walls and the philosophical concept of a state.
December 5, 2016 | Loretta Waldman