Journalism
How Conspiracy Theories in the US Became More Personal, Cruel, and Mainstream After Sandy Hook
The legacy of the Sandy Hook shootings in 2012 continues to reverberate nine years later, including in how conspiracy theories have changed since the tragedy
December 14, 2021 | Amanda Crawford, Assistant Professor of Journalism
UConn Magazine: Cool to be Kind
'I feel like I'm living my dream'
November 5, 2021 | Amy Sutherland for UConn Magazine
OVPR Funds 3 Projects in the Arts & Humanities
The UConn Office of the Vice President for Research recently announced the recipients of the third annual SCHARP Program.
October 6, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research
Marie Shanahan Prepares to Lead UConn’s Journalism Department into a New Era of News
Under the guidance of a new department head, UConn’s journalism program is preparing students to stay ahead of the rapidly changing news industry.
August 30, 2021 | Amanda Song
UConn Magazine: Live From Boston
“It’s my job, as an individual and as a journalist, to find stories that matter.”
August 6, 2021 | Combined Reports
‘It Doesn’t Always Have to Be the Way It Was’: UConn’s Marie Shanahan on the Changing State of News
UConn Journalism’s incoming department head looks at the changing landscape of news and information
July 21, 2021 | Tom Breen
Caroline LeCour ’22 (CLAS) is reporting from NBC CT
Caroline LeCour's journalism experience at UConn, and her persistence, helped her land a remote internship at NBC CT this summer.
July 16, 2021 | Amy Chen
Scientists Need to Become Better Communicators, But It’s Hard to Measure Whether Training Works
Organizations that train scientists have to do more than just ask participants in a class whether they learned anything
April 12, 2021 | Robert Wyss, Professor Emeritus of Journalism; Margaret Rubega, Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Robert Capers, Researcher in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Testing the Success of Their Communication Class, Scientists are Surprised
How do you measure the success of a science communication class? The answer is more complex than it may seem.
March 4, 2021 | Kim Krieger
UConn Is Again a National Leader in Fulbright Scholars
The Fulbright Program is the government’s flagship international educational exchange program.
February 26, 2021 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications