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Genocide and Remembrance Are Topics at UConn Yom HaShoah Event

The April 18 event will bring together the testimony of a Holocaust survivor with the insights of scholars

Upcoming UConn graduate J. Wierski, a maritime studies major from UConn Avery Point, accepts a Rainbow Center graduation stole from Michael Vidal, director of diversity and inclusion initiatives, during the Rainbow Center's Lavender Graduation ceremony

Lavender Graduation Marks Students’ Accomplishments, Perseverance

'It’s like we’re being planted and over the years we’ve grown'

Brianna Regine Walston ’17.

Brianna Regine Walston ’17, Founder of Strategic Communication Agency, Named Young Entrepreneur of the Year

'Either become an entrepreneur or you’ll always wonder what would have happened if you did'

Romir Raj, this year's recipient of the Barry Goldwater scholarship

UConn Junior Romir Raj Named Goldwater Scholar

The Goldwater is the nation’s premier scholarship for undergraduates studying math, natural sciences, and engineering

Graduating Senior Prioritizes Fight Against Food Insecurity in USG Advocacy Position

'In college, there’s this culture of "eat ramen and get through it, eat cheap food, and that’s part of college." It really isn’t'

New Center on Soil Research Addresses Industry Needs for Reliable Sensors

An interdisciplinary group of researchers have established an industry-driven center for advanced soil science research.

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Digging into the Archives

Any thoughts of archives as dull places full of old paperwork are banished upon contact with the UConn Library’s Department of Archives & Special Collections

Mildred Rosado, 46, cools off with Faith Marie, 5, granddaughter of her friend Ronald Heath, in the water of Hartford's Corning Fountain

UConn Magazine: So Hot

The work the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation at UConn Avery Point is doing today promises to make our city summers less oppressive tomorrow

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Learning About What Happens to Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity in Times of Mass Extinction

'These are times of major changes in the environment, and how those changes impact the organisms is relevant to understanding our current environment and environmental changes'

UConn Alumni Sarasota Picnic Celebrates 50th Anniversary

What started as an informal gathering of UConn Extension staff is now the longest-running alumni gathering in UConn’s history