Arts & Culture
Dodd Impact Hosts ‘American Dreams’ Online
Dodd Human Rights Impact is relaunching with an online presentation of a dark theatrical comedy about what it means to be an American citizen.
Meet the Researcher: Brianna Chance ’23, Music
Brianna Chance '23 (SFA) roots her research in the experiences of people of color in the arts world.
Connecticut Repertory Theatre Fall Season Goes Live Online with ‘Men on Boats’
The Connecticut Repertory Theatre is adjusting to the pandemic by presenting the start of its Fall season online, with two plays available to watch via Zoom.
Documentary Tracks Charters ‘Searching for Secret Heroes’ of Blues Music
A new documentary focuses on a legendary early 1960s film made by Sam Charters and UConn professor emerita Ann Charters about American blues musicians.
UConn Professor Releases Seventh Album “Point of Tranquility” with the U.S. Coast Guard
The piece was recorded with the United States Coast Guard Band and sponsored by the Office of Global Affairs (OGA) at the University of Connecticut. Fuchs’ is a world-renowned Grammy Award-winning American composer, who has been working with OGA on building global collaborations around music and the arts.
UConn Avery Point Offers Open Air Art and Film Exhibition
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted UConn Avery Point to design an outdoor art exhibit, combining sculpture, film, video, and other media.
Summer Undergraduate Researcher Ian Sauco ’21 (CLAS, SFA)
Rising senior Ian Sauco is doing summer research to improve his mastery of the saxophone.
UConn Magazine: Married to the Arts, Engineering — and Each Other
Long before a new institute at UConn bore their name, Donna Samson ’84 (SFA) and John Krenicki ’84 (ENG) were juniors living in McMahon Hall.
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 […]
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.