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Lara Herscovitch sitting at a table with her guitar

UConn Magazine: Just Folk

Lara Herscovitch ’95 MSW spent nearly two decades leading a dual life. Weekdays, she was a social worker. At night or on weekends she would head to a recording studio, an open mic night, or a scheduled performance.

Gov. Wilbur Cross, center, signs the bill that made Connecticut Agricultural College the Connecticut State College in 1933.

A Connecticut Classic: The 1936 Thanksgiving Proclamation of Wilbur Cross

Gov. Wilbur Cross - who played a crucial role in UConn history - was well known for his eloquent Thanksgiving proclamations.

UConn Dairy Bar's popular turkey dinner ice cream pie

A Thanksgiving Treat

Happy Thanksgiving, UConn Nation! UConn Dairy Bar's popular turkey dinner ice cream pie is a deliciously unique way to cap off a Thanksgiving meal.

A black and white photo of a giant balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City

Pandemic Doesn’t Deflate Iconic ‘Upside Down Puppets’ of Thanksgiving Parade

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade may be different in many ways this year, but the world-famous character balloons will still be part of the show.

Underwater images of sharks feasting on a large carcass.

Shark Feast! And Insights about Carbon Sequestration

A team of researchers including UConn's Peter Auster stumbled on something rarely glimpsed by human beings - a deep-sea shark feast.

The University seal

Six UConn Researchers to Join the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Six UConn researchers have been elected by their peers to receive a distinguished honor.

Semeda Amegashie and her husband and daughter, Raymond Owusu Sotia and Michelle Owusu Sotia.

Mom-To-Be Extra Thankful After Worry-Free Heart Procedure at UConn Health

Mom-to-be Semeda Amegashie and her family are especially thankful this year, because of a minimally invasive heart procedure she had at UConn Health.

Sophomore James Bouknight in a photo from last season, driving to the basket against Wichita State.

Hurley: Big East is Returning to National Stage, No Nights Off

The UConn men's basketball team is back in the Big East, beginning the 2020-2021 season on Wednesday against Central Connecticut State University.

Headshot of Steven Lepowsky DDS is the senior associate dean for education and patient care, an associate professor of craniofacial sciences, and the chair of the Division of General Dentistry at the UConn School of Dental Medicine and UConn Health

Steven Lepowsky Named Dean of the School of Dental Medicine

Provost Carl Lejuez announced today that Steven Lepowsky has been named dean of the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine for a five-year term. Lepowsky will be the eighth dean in the School’s history.

A closeup of the tiny tips of the microneedles on the patch developed by UConn researchers.

Research Proves Viability of Injection-free Microneedle Technology for Single-Administration of Vaccines

UConn researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of a microneedle technology that could make widespread vaccination easier and more effective.