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Members of UConn's Learning Communities dance during the Learning Communities Kickoff in Gampel Pavilion on Aug. 25, 2023.

UConn Learning Communities Program Ranked in U.S. News Top 25

UConn has 34 residential and non-residential learning communities with more than 2,800 student participants

September 26, 2023 | Stephanie Reitz - UConn Communications

UConn women's basketball player Paige Bueckers stocks the shelves of the Husky Harvest food pantry in Storrs during a press conference announcing hers and partner Chegg Inc.'s support for Husky Harvest

Paige Bueckers, Chegg Inc. Announce Their Support for Husky Harvest in Storrs

'For Paige to step up and make this a priority is something I commend her for. She’s an incredibly busy student-athlete with a rigorous schedule'

September 25, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips

Athletics Community Impact
Regina Barreca, distinguished professor of english, at her office in the Austin Building

Celebrating the ‘Fallen Woman’: 30 from UConn Tell Their Stories to Keep the Conversation Going

'We’ve been taught to identify with the good girl, but it’s only the fallen woman who’s intriguing'

September 25, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips

Alumni
A Sudanese family sit on a cart after reaching Adre from the border of Sudan heading to the Adre camp, where around 200,000 people are currently taking refuge on September 19, 2023 in Adre, Chad. The conflict in Sudan, entering its sixth month, has left thousands of civilians dead and displaced more than five million people. More than 420,000 people have already found refuge in neighboring Chad as hundreds continue to arrive daily.

Genocide Fears in Darfur Have Attracted Little Attention – Have Nations Abandoned Their Responsibility to Protect Civilians?

Today there is little appetite among the international community to intervene in a way that would protect civilians

September 22, 2023 | Mike Brand, Adjunct Professor of Genocide Studies and Human Rights

Equipment harvesting the invasive plants.

Plants As a Tool for Roadside Contaminant Removal

Not a silver bullet, but these common invasive species can help clean up roadside contaminants

September 21, 2023 | Elaina Hancock - UConn Communications

The city of Lviv, located in western Ukraine

Conflict and Commerce: A Journey to Support Founders in Ukraine

'In newly liberated cities, the business returns within days. The cities recover their shops, their supply chains, and people return to work'

September 20, 2023 | Jaclyn Severance

Community Impact Entrepreneurship
"Song of the North" will be performed Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. Six UConn connected puppeteers contributed to the show, three of whom helped fabricate the hundreds of puppets in the show.

UConn Connections Permeate World-Traveling Puppet Show Set to Open Jorgensen’s Season

'Song of the North' blends traditional motifs, cutting-edge tech for one-of-a-kind experience

September 20, 2023 | Kimberly Phillips

Intersex-inclusive pride flag. New LGBTQIA+ Progress pride flag.

UConn Social Work Researcher Investigates a Mindfulness Mental Health Intervention for LGBTQIA+ Youth

'There are significant mental and sexual health disparities among LGBTQIA+ youth that require urgent attention'

September 19, 2023 | Ziba Kashef

UConn Voices
A woman shops for underwear in a department store.

UConn MBA Student Launching Lingerie Company That Shuns Toxic Chemicals, Appeals to Health-Conscious Consumers

'Everything I do is very intentional, even down to the tags'

September 19, 2023 | Claire Hall

Entrepreneurship UConn Voices
aerial photo of Kellogg Dairy Center

UConn’s Kellogg Dairy Center Named New England Green Pastures Winner

This award recognizes an outstanding dairy farm for overall farm management and operation, and considers a farm's contributions to the state and regional agricultural community

September 15, 2023 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources