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Manisha Sinha, Draper Chair of American History, lectures at the Gentry Building. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

UConn Historian Earns Pennington Award; Talks Juneteenth as Holiday Approaches

Manisha Sinha talks about the roots of Juneteenth, which became a national holiday in 2021, but which began in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War

Michelle Hernandez holding the mounted spicebush specimen

Herbarium Milestone: Preserving our Past, Present, and Future

'This is a record of the natural history of the state'

Students playing the cello, violin, and piano who are participating in the Jorgensen Outreach for Youth program

Jorgensen Conservatory Program Helps Area Teens Find JOY! in Music

'It's completely changed my life. I wouldn't be a professional musician without it'

The UConn gateway sign lit in rainbow colors in observance of LGBTQIA+ pride month.

Taking Pride in UConn’s Rainbow Center as Leaders Look at Work Beyond Celebration

Building toward an ambitious agenda of events and engagement for the Fall 2022 semester

Samantha Gove '23 (CLAS) stands outside The Dodd Center for Human Rights on May 5, 2022.

Rising Junior Named a Udall Scholar

Samantha Gove is just the ninth student in UConn history to receive the prestigious scholarship

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm speaks a press conference at the Center for Clean Energy Engineering

‘The Middle of History Being Made’: US Energy Secretary Granholm Lauds UConn in Campus Visit

Granholm visited multiple locations on campus to learn about UConn's leadership in clean energy research and application

Class tree of 1895 in full bloom on the Great Lawn

With Class Tree, UConn Grads Put Down Roots Before Branching Out into the World

A tree grows in Storrs ... actually, lots of them do, thanks to graduating classes dating back to the 19th century

Provost Anne D'Alleva speaking at UConn's 2021 Commencement

Anne D’Alleva Appointed Interim Provost

Anne D’Alleva, dean of the School of Fine Arts, has been appointed interim provost at UConn, effective May 20.

Zoey England, a Gilman-McCain scholar, pets Jonathan XIV on May 3, 2022.

Gilman-McCain Scholarship Winner Is a First for UConn

Zoey England is one of just 100 students in the country to earn the scholarship this year

Michael Rodriguez sits on the steps of the Wilbur Cross Building on April 7, 2022.

The Wiki Writer

The UConn Library's Michael Rodriguez keeps the world up to date on scores of topics from the University and the state