UConn Voices
UConn and Scholars at Risk: A Life-Saving Partnership, A Transformative Educational Experience
A journalist and activist, Marvi Sirmed faces threats of violence in her home country of Pakistan, but has found safety and academic freedom through UConn’s unique and longstanding partnership with the Scholars at Risk Network
March 16, 2022 | Jaclyn Severance
CAHNR Celebrates Students, Donors at Annual Scholars Night Event
The College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources celebrated student scholars and the donors who supported their studies at an annual event
March 15, 2022 | Jessica McBride, PhD
Celebrating Purim with a Spiel That Shows Off What Happens in the Shadows
A production in West Hartford draws on artistic traditions from around the globe to celebrate the Jewish holiday
March 11, 2022 | Kimberly Phillips
UConn 4-H: Making Magic Happen at the Connecticut Beardsley Zoo
Dedicated volunteer Linda Tomas shares the wonders of nature with hundreds of youth through the Connecticut Beardsley Zoo 4-H Club
March 9, 2022 | Stacey Stearns, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
UConn Researchers Explore Role of the Black Female Principal in Schools
The challenges of the past two years have increased the demands of the job in ways both public and personal
March 7, 2022 | Mike Enright '88 (CLAS), University Communications
Proposed Center for Food Innovation Seeks Community Input
UConn is exploring the creation of a Center for Agriculture and Food Innovation to help businesses in this diverse sector
March 2, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
CAHNR Alum Tsa Shelton, a “One Health” Success Story
In her role at the USDA, Shelton ensures quality, wholesome meat reaches consumers around the world
February 24, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
UConn Magazine: The Secret Life of Dexter Gabriel — aka P. Djèlí Clark
In which the separate worlds of a sci-fi novelist and a history professor collide.
February 24, 2022 | Christine Buckley
From Policy to Practical: UConn Students, Alumni Use Personal Strengths to Address Climate Change
Marshaling the University's resources to tackle the pressing issue of climate change through research, policy advocacy, and more
February 18, 2022 | Kimberly Phillips
10 Questions With UConn African American Cultural Center Director
As UConn’s director of the H. Fred Simons African American Cultural Center (AACC), Willena Kimpson Price ’90 Ph.D. has been instrumental in supporting UConn African American students’ higher education experiences for the past three decades. Price has steered the AACC to be recognized campuswide and throughout the United States as a university center that promotes an understanding and appreciation of the culture, history, and traditions of people of African descent.
February 18, 2022 | Shawn Kornegay