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UConn Facilities Operations employee Jared Gauthier poses for a photo outside the Facilities Operations building

Work-Based Learning Programs Are the Future of Facilities Operations

The job market in the trades is extremely competitive right now and the work-based learning programs give UConn a jump on candidates

UConn landscape architecture students developed plans for preserving the historic Meadowood farm and presented their ideas at an open house at the Simsbury library.

UConn Students Imagine Potential Futures for a Remarkable Piece of Land in Simsbury

Designing for the future while also paying homage to the past

During the first week of the Summer Institute, high school students and teachers delved into learning about human rights issues together – a unique, highly intentional, and unexpectedly successful aspect of the program.

Human Rights Close to Home: A Unique Civics Education Program for K-12 Students, Supported By the Redstone Family Foundation, Launched at UConn

'I think we fundamentally underestimate how much our kids can learn even about the biggest and most important issues of today. We just need to teach them in ways that are relatable'

group portrait seated in office setting

Breaking Down Barriers for Those Living With HIV

UConn Health’s Ryan White Program offers treatment adherence and supportive resources

A large crowd of people are in a Connecticut brewery for the launch of a new beer made by UConn students.

After Semester-Long Development, Student-Created ‘BrewConn’ Beer Debuts with Glowing Reviews

New UConn brewing innovation initiative seeks to bring education, research, outreach to industry

Two young women of color look at a smart phone while sitting together in a park.

Study Finds Young Women of Color in Hartford Use Social Media to Navigate Relationships and Meet Developmental Needs

'Social media allows girls to connect with their peers and friends, to nurture and observe the growth of these relationships, and to work out issues in those relationships'

A view of the main building at UConn Hartford.

UConn Hartford Welcomes Transformative Project Serving Asian American Students

'The robust presence of Asian students on this campus has underscored the importance of comprehending and addressing the concerns of our diverse student body'

A view of the main UConn Hartford building from across the street.

Inclusive Learning Experiences Being Explored at UConn

Funded through a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a recent conference was a starting point for discussions leading to action

Attendees of the donation of athletic letter sweater that belonged to former UConn student-athlete John E. Winzler '42 to the Husky Heritage Sports Museum pose for a photo in the museum in the Alumni Center

UConn Sports Museum Receives Varsity Sweater From Military Hero

The letter sweater of John Winzler ’42 (CLAS) is now on display at the J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum

At right, Christian Heiden '20 (CAHNR), founder of Levo International, leads a tour of the micro-farm his startup built on Garden Street in Hartford's North End.

UConn Alum Fighting Food Insecurity in Hartford, One Micro-Farm at a Time

'There’s a lot of food in this neighborhood, but there’s not a lot of food that looks like this'