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Project Oceanology, one of the sponsors for Messing About in Boats, took participants out into Long Island Sound aboard the research vessel Envirolab II to learn about marine wildlife and try catch and release sportfishing.

A Second Year of Messing About in Boats at Avery Point

'There is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats'

Austin and Ashley Derungs-West with baby Lorelai

Multidisciplinary Collaboration Delivers Healthy Baby for 28-year-old Pregnant Stroke Patient Found to Have Cardiac Defect

Maternal-Fetal Medicine, OB/GYN, Cardiology and Neurology multidisciplinary specialties collaborate to help a young, pregnant stroke patient deliver a healthy baby

A group of people in a raft on a raging river.

Startup ‘Vamos’ Seeks to Help Companies Thrive—Even When Their Employees Live Thousands of Miles Apart

'We fill a very unique niche and we’re solving problems that haven’t been solved before'

apples

A Guide to Apple Picking in Connecticut

In a state with almost 300 apple producers, learn from a UConn expert about how to pick the perfect apple and support local farmers

Muslim prayers in Sujud posture

Moving As One: Discovering How Synchronous Movements Strengthen Social Bonds

'Synchrony is all around us, subtly shaping our connections and experiences'

Connecticut Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas speaks during a press conference to kick off National Voter Registration Day in front of the Jonathan statue

Voter Registration Push Comes to Campus Ahead of Early Voting, Election Day 2024

Within only a few minutes, almost two dozen students had filled out applications to get their names on the voter rolls

Former UConn choral director, the late Peter Bagley, directing a choir concert.

Memorial Concert Honoring the Late Peter Bagley to Draw 120 Alumni for Saturday Performance

Alumni are coming in from all over the country, some who have established careers in music and others who pursued a range of other vocations – all influenced by the man who headed UConn’s choral program for 28 years

Inventor of the Happy Dinosaurs plush toys speaks with a potential investor.

Alum Roars into Children’s Toy Market with Colorful Plush Dinosaurs, Plans for Complementary Books

'As a solo entrepreneur, there are so many jobs to do.  When you’re starting off, you kick down as many doors as you can'

Blackcurrants in containers

Study Suggests Blackcurrant Supplementing Mitigates Postmenopausal Bone Loss

The study found that the supplements either prevented the loss of, and in some cases even increased whole-body bone mineral density

Social work assistant professor Nate Okpych speaks with a student

Spencer Award to Fund Professor’s Continued Study of Foster Care Youth in Higher Education

'My research lies [in] trying to understand the factors that prevent them from graduating high school and getting into college and what we can do to help make that path smoother'