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DMD Professor Tells Stamford Family’s COVID-19 Story on PBS Frontline

When the story of an elementary school teacher in Stamford, Connecticut, taking care of the newborn brother of one of her students became public in early May, the media put a spotlight on the situation of an immigrant family from Guatemala that was battling COVID-19. Luciana Lira, a bilingual teacher, cared for the newborn baby […]

August 11, 2020 | Kenneth Best

Lara Herscovitch '95 MSW moved from social work to traveling the world playing music, but says it's all part of a continuum.

UConn-Trained Social Worker Became ‘Highway Philosopher’ Through Her Music

Lara Herscovitch '95 MSW describes her journey from social work to touring the world as a musician.

July 31, 2020 | Kenneth Best

The Dover Quartet, which will perform three live, online concerts for the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts on July 14, July 21, and July 28

Jorgensen Center Debuts Digital Stage with ‘Midsummer Music’ Series

UConn's Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts launches a live, digital concert series starting July 14, 2020.

July 13, 2020 | Kenneth Best

Musician Little Richard performs on the recording studio at a microphone and piano in circa 1959.

UConn Historian Considers the Legacy of Little Richard, Architect of Rock ‘n’ Roll

UConn historian Jeffrey Ogbar discusses the career and legacy of pioneering rock 'n' roll artist Little Richard.

May 28, 2020 | Kenneth Best

An illustration by the artist Simi Kang of a reflection written by Tamanna Brar '20 (CLAS): "I also feel blessed that my family can make home-cooked meals. In other words, my family is Punjabi therefore we cook Punjabi food that is enough for all of us at this time," it reads in part.

New Online Exhibit Highlights Asian American Student Narratives

UConn’s Asian and Asian American Studies Institute (AAASI) has launched an ongoing online exhibit of student narratives and work from professional artists intended to document student experiences.

May 18, 2020 | Combined Reports

A screen showing members of the UConn Choirs performing online.

UConn Choirs Go Virtual with ‘Old Connecticut’ Alma Mater

Unable to perform in their normal venues because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UConn Choirs have taken to the Internet.

May 13, 2020 | Kenneth Best

Elizabeth Ellenwood, "November 3, 2018 Collection," (2018), Installation of 240 cyanotype prints (courtesy of the artist).

Adjusting to Pandemic Reality, 2020 MFA Thesis Exhibition at Benton Museum Moves Online

Undaunted by the restrictions caused by the pandemic, UConn's 2020 MFA exhibition is now online.

April 23, 2020 | Kenneth Best

UConn Prof. Janet Pritchard is documenting the complexities of life along the Connecticut River watershed through photography, as in this picture of fly fishing in Pittsburg, N.H. (Photo courtesy of Janet Pritchard)

Janet Pritchard Considers the Lay of the Land with her Photography

UConn's Janet Pritchard talks about her approach to landscape photography as a blending of past and present.

April 2, 2020 | Kenneth Best

Materials arrayed on a table for the Ballard Institute paper puppet workshop.

Ballard Moves Puppet Workshops Online for Family Fun at Home

Undaunted by coronavirus closures, the Ballard Institute Museum of Puppetry is taking its popular puppet-making workshops online.

April 1, 2020 | Kenneth Best

A still from the student-made documentary showing the four students posing together on top of the car they drove to Yosemite National Park.

UConn Students Use Grant to Create Documentary About Yosemite

A group of students created a documentary film about a trip to Yosemite National Park, thanks to a UConn IDEA Grant.

March 9, 2020 | Combined Reports