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Brood X cicadas in Virginia in 2004.

Billions of Cicadas May Be Coming Soon to Trees Near You

After 17 years, the 'magic cicadas' of Brood X are back

Two people on a couch with someone in the foreground reading

Brave Space: Dorian R. Debussy and Christine Sylvester

Alum talks making the University and the country a more supportive place for the LGBTQ-plus community

South Korean protesters stand beside a statue of a teenage girl symbolizing "comfort women," who were sex slaves for Japanese soldiers during World War II, near the Japanese embassy in Seoul on March 1, 2021, the 102nd anniversary of the Independence Movement Day against the 1910-1945 Japanese colonial rule.

Dudden: Law Professor Promotes Denialism on WW II Military Sexual Slavery

A still-contentious subject in Japan and Korea has become the focus of global attention

UConn's Water Pollution Control Facility. Researchers are testing the abilities of certain kinds of shellfish to remove microplastics from water.

How Marine Animals Could Be Used to Clean Up Nature’s Big Pollutant: Microplastics

'Nature's perfect filtering machines' to the rescue

Pauline Batista carrying the 2016 olympic torch

UConn Magazine: Raising Her Voice to Amplify Other Voices

Saving a festival youth program in her hometown of Paraty, Brazil, made Pauline Batista ’16 MA a hero there.

Gina Barreca at a table having a book discussion

UConn Magazine: Elevating English Majors

English professor Gina Barreca, dubbed the “feminist humor maven” by Ms. Magazine has kept us laughing through 10 books from “I Used to Be Snow White But I Drifted” to “If You Lean In, Will Men just Look Down Your Blouse?” Her latest, though, invites others to the party.

Three different types of insect together on a wild flower, illustrating the kind of biodiversity and role in the food web that insects play.

A Call to Action for Insects Resonates with the Public

Hope that public awareness can help prevent a 'dismal spring' for insects, plants - and people

Stuart Rothenberg '77 Ph.D. during a 2011 visit to UConn.

Talking Politics with Roll Call Columnist Stu Rothenberg ’77 Ph.D.

The respected commentator surveys the current political scene in Washington.

Career challenges faced disproportionally by women and mothers in academia are not new, but have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

Mothers in Academia Unite to Face COVID Challenges

A team of mothers in academia are proposing solutions to challenges they face as researchers, amplified by the pandemic.

Irene Soteriou UConn CLAS Newman Civic Fellow

Refugee Advocate Irene Soteriou Named 2021 UConn Newman Civic Fellow

Irene Soteriou ’23 (CLAS) was nominated by UConn President Thomas Katsouleas for her investment in collaborative changemaking.