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Devonte Daley, left, and Keenon Christian from Jumoke Academy in Hartford learn about Newton’s Laws of Motion by building and testing a balloon-powered rocket car from simple materials. (Christopher LaRosa/UConn Photo)

Engineering Their Future

More than 200 8th grade boys from underrepresented backgrounds attended an event on campus April 1 to learn about key concepts and techniques in science and engineering.

From left, Kelly Dennis, professor of art and art history; Megan Scholtz, ’19 (SFA), a photography major; and Deanna LaVoie ’20 (SFA), graphic design major, reviewing an updated biography in preparation for this year’s Art + Feminism Edit-a-thon during a History of Photography class in Oak Hall. (Kenneth Best/UConn Photo)

Women in the Arts: Setting the Record Straight

During a day-long event at two UConn campuses on April 1, students, faculty, and staff edited Wikipedia to ensure the inclusion of female artists.

UConn soprano Andria Benvenuto '19 (CLAS) of Wolcott, Connecticut.

An A Capella Rendition of ‘How Long’

The student a cappella group A Minor performs a popular song, Charlie Puth’s 'How Long.'

Shea Ralph with her daughter. (Frank Barton/UConn Health Photo)

New Mom Shea Ralph Chose UConn Health

In honor of National Doctors' Day this week, we spotlight the work of UConn Health's Ramzi Alkass.

Dan Orlovsky gives a presentation at the UConn Social Media Day on March 13. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Former UConn Quarterback Dan Orlovsky Scores a Touchdown with Football Analysis

When UConn Football great Dan Orlovsky pictured returning to Storrs, he never imagined it would be to talk about social media rather than football.

Madison Reed home hair color founder and CEO Amy Errett '79 (CLAS) welcomes UConn students on their trip to Silicon Valley. (Submitted Photo)

Student Entrepreneurs Spend Spring Break in Silicon Valley

'This trip is really important for our students to see first-hand how the spirit of entrepreneurship works in a real setting,' said UConn's David Noble.

Amanda Moreau ’13 RN and Chad Eichman ’16 RN in the Emergency Department of UConn Health on March 6, 2019. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Life Work: Training to be a Nurse

Student nursing opportunities at UConn Health provide undergraduates in the field a chance to transfer knowledge from theory to practice.

Erosion along the banks of Wamassee Creek on St. Catherines Island caused a tree to fall in 2013, exposing a burial ground from the period just before and just after European contact. Intensive excavations followed to recover and protect burials threatened by erosion. Following consultation with appropriate Indigenous representatives, the St. Catherines Island Foundation partnered with multiple research groups to explore the archaeology, bioarchaeology, ancient DNA, stable isotopes, geophysics, radiocarbon dating, geoarchaeology, and ancient proteomics at the Fallen Tree site. Photo by Caitria O’Shaughnessy.

Snapshot: Deborah Bolnick, St. Catherines Island

A glimpse into a UConn research project located off the coast of Georgia, on an island inhabited by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.

In Honor of St. Patrick’s Day: A Bit About Irish Fashion

English professor Mary Burke discusses the success of Irish fashion exports to post-World War II America.

Ashley Jacques '20 (BUS), right, in Ireland, with a friend in the program, Isabelle Lee from Fordham University. (Submitted Photo)

Education Abroad: Ashley Jacques ’20, Dublin, Ireland

'I am now kicking myself that I did not do a full semester,' says Ashley Jacques '20 (BUS), as she recalls the summer she spent with an Education Abroad program in Ireland last year.