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From left, campus director Dr. Jennifer Orlikoff, Husky Harvest student workers Djanne Martinez and Eden Davies, professor Laura Bunyan, and operations worker Rosa Rizzo pose for photo in the “Husky Harvest” food pantry at UConn Stamford

Husky Harvest Aims to Help Regional Campuses with Food Insecurity

Students, faculty, community groups, merchants, and others join together to address growing need

An illustration of people standing around drinking coffee while observing people digging in the backyard archaeological site

UConn Magazine: Caribou and Coffee

How a chance discovery at a quirky coffee shop turned up one of Connecticut’s most significant archaeological sites.

Waterbury psych experiment

Neural Development Research Yields Milestone for UConn Waterbury

Psychology Professor Kimberly Cuevas has earned the campus its first National Institutes of Health R01 award, creating new scientific and community opportunities

Carol Atkinson-Palombo, professor of geography, second from left, speaks at a forum on the world climate held at Greenwich High School

In Connecticut, Climate Change is Another Way to Say Opportunity

A forum on UConn’s role in Connecticut’s energy future

Ocean waves illustrating surface winds, waves, and currents

UConn, Eversource Energy Center to Develop Marine Model for NOAA Software

Researchers led by UConn/Eversource Energy Center professor Malaquias Peña Mendez will develop a 3-D, real-time analysis for marine environments, building on a state-of-the-art NOAA system

The Cook County Department of Corrections (CCDOC), housing one of the nation's largest jails, is seen in Chicago, Illinois, on April 9, 2020.

Learning about American History and Politics through American Jails

'We must take jail politics seriously; these are places that reflect our values'

A photo of a student riding a horse in the Himalayan Mountains with the title "A Factory in the Mountains" over top of it

Whatever It Takes: Yak Cheese and UConn Research, at 17,000 Feet

Somewhere near the top of the world, a UConn professor, undergrad, and alum help a 'risky' venture become a success

A bride throws a bouquet of flowers over her shoulder as guests stretch out their arms to catch it.

Why is Magical Thinking so Widespread?

A look at the psychological roots of common superstitions

The sign to the Badwater Road turnoff is left in the debris of flood waters downstream from where dozens of cars were damaged as Death Valley National Park partially reopens two weeks after record-setting rainfall caused a historic flash flood, on August 20, 2022 in Death Valley, California. Heavy rainfall from cloudbursts across California's deserts has caused major damage in many areas. Death Valley National Park, Mojave National Preserve and Joshua Tree National Park are still recovering and only partially reopened. Park representatives said that the storm that shut down Death Valley on August 6 was a once in a thousand years event and could be the most widespread catastrophic event in the park's history, damaging 60 vehicles and trapping 1,000 people.

Using Monsoons of the Past to Predict Climate Conditions of the Future

A team of researchers used ancient climate data to predict how the summer monsoon may change in the North American southwest

UConn students John Durham and Mariel Beebe salute the Ultimate Sacrifice Memorial on the Storrs campus.

Veterans Day Provides Opportunity to Recognize UConn’s Military Community

Educating, training, and celebrating the 800 military-affiliated students at UConn