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A UConn researcher is working in three African countries, exploring ways to use video and photography to empower young people to tell the stories that matter to them. (Courtesy of Lisa Butler)

Empowering People Through Film

UConn's Lisa Butler is working in three African countries, exploring ways to use video and photography to empower young people to tell the stories that matter to them.

Check out UConn’s Skydiving Team as they free fall and descend with open parachutes at Skydive Arizona during the recent USPA National Collegiate Parachuting Championships. (Courtesy of the UConn Skydiving Team)

Free Fall: UConn’s Skydiving Team

Check out UConn’s Skydiving Team as they free fall and descend with open parachutes at Skydive Arizona during the recent USPA National Collegiate Parachuting Championships.

Barack Obama at a campaign stop in 2007. AP Photo/Nati Harnik

Op-ed: How Obama’s Presidential Campaign Changed View of Black Candidates

Black politicians throughout U.S. history have struggled to overcome deep, negative stereotypes held by white Americans. Obama succeeded at the highest level. Here's how.

Conceptual image of a broken heart. (elusivemuse via Getty Images)

Can You Really Experience a Broken Heart?

A UConn Health cardiologist discusses whether someone can experience physical symptoms of a broken heart after the death of a loved one.

The alcohol industry still makes ads appealing to youth. Girl in shopping cart image via www.shutterstock.com.

Op-ed: Joe Camel in a Bottle

Two researchers at UConn Health say alcohol companies failed to follow their own ad rules during the 2017 Super Bowl.

An overweight woman in an office. (Rudd Center Photo)

How to Reduce Weight Stigma? Ask Those Who Know Best

In a new UConn study, women with obesity identify potential remedies, placing priority on the workplace, schools, and healthcare settings.

Ronald Smith with Dr Kai Chen and Resident Dr Kushani Gajjar. (UConn Health Photo)

UConn Health Patient Survives Seven Heart Attacks

'A very bad thing happened to me in the very best place for it to ever happen,' says Ron Smith of his experience at the Calhoun Cardiology Center.

When it's cold outside and the sky is gray, there's still plenty of fun to be had on campus. The UConn Street Performers Club is always looking for new members, with any skill level. (Garrett Spahn/UConn Photo)

A Week of Winter Fun

Yes, it's cold outside and the sky is gray, but there's still plenty of fun to be had on campus.

Katie Koshes, freshman softball pitcher. (Athletic Communications Photo)

Connecticut Native Ready for Softball Season

Katie Koshes, a former two-sport athlete at Amity Regional High School, will wear a UConn uniform for the first time in a regular season game this Friday.

Rob Landolphi prepares vegan crab cakes at the Dining Services test kitchen in the Student Union.

New and Traditional Favorites Among Top 10 Campus Foods

North's Crepe Bar, South's Buffalo Chicken Wraps, and Towers' Cubano Sandwiches rank among the top 10 most-loved campus meals.