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Aerial view of a design thinking session at Greenhouse Studios (UConn Photo)

Making Digital Scholarship Mainstream

UConn’s Greenhouse Studios aims to reimagine disrupt longstanding academic workflows to better support scholarly publications for the digital age.

Asante Artist (Ghana) Stool, Gift of Janine and Josef Gugler, William Benton Museum of Art.

African Art Exhibit Represents Diverse Ethnic Groups

While conducting research on the urban transformation of developing countries in Africa, Josef Gugler, emeritus professor of sociology, and his wife, Janine, a printmaker, also spent time with artists who created a variety of works that they purchased for their own collection of African art. The couple recently donated the art they acquired to the […]

Professor Blends Art and Science in ‘The Colony’

The Colony, a performance about the evolution of communication in two of the most social creatures on earth — humans and ants — can be seen tonight, Saturday, and Sunday.

The exhibit, "Seeing Truth," will challenge notions of what counts as a “scientific” object or as “art,” which will in turn challenge the assumption that there is only one way of understanding and valuing truth and knowledge.

Luce Foundation Grant Launches ‘Seeing Truth’ Exhibit

The exhibition will challenge notions of what counts as a 'scientific' object or as 'art,' which will, in turn, challenge the assumption that there is only one way of understanding truth and knowledge.

Two actors on stage, an African-American woman and a white man, warily eye each other in a backdrop of Aboriginal Austrlian art and scenery

Behind the Scenes With UConn’s Resident Dramaturg

Dramaturgs are often the unsung heroes in bringing plays to vivid life, explains Professor Lindsay Cummings.

Colorful arrows. Photo courtesy of Pixabay

OVPR Announces Research Excellence Awards

The primary goal of the REP is to provide seed funding to fuel innovative research, scholarship, and creative endeavors with strong potential for significant extramural funding and/or achievements consistent with the highest standards of accomplishment in the discipline.

Olivier Award winner Laura Michelle Kelly, left, stars as Sally Bowles and Forrest McClendon as Emcee, in the Nutmeg Summer production of 'Cabaret,' on stage at Connecticut Repertory Theatre July 4-21. (Jean Samedi for UConn)

Star of CRT’s ‘Cabaret’ is Veteran of Broadway, London’s West End

Olivier Award winner Laura Michelle Kelly, who stars as Sally Bowles in the 2019 Nutmeg Summer production of 'Cabaret,' says she enjoys the change of pace playing an established character in a revival.

OVPR Announces Inaugural Arts & Humanities Awards

OVPR SCHARP awards aim to support innovative works of scholarship and creative activities in the arts and humanities.

Lauren Blackman (Tanya), center, and the ensemble of Mamma Mia! (Gerry Goodstein for UConn)

CRT’s ‘Mamma Mia!’ Filled with Heart and Hit Songs

The Connecticut Repertory Theatre’s Nutmeg Summer Series will open June 6 with the musical 'Mamma Mia!' – featuring songs by the Swedish pop/dance group ABBA.

Neag Medal Recognizes Extraordinary Impact on Human Health

On May 18 UConn awarded The Carole and Ray Neag Medal of Honor for extraordinary contributions to the field of health sciences.