Out of the Blue
Circuits in the Circus: Engineering Student Interns with Cirque du Soleil
‘UConn’s program offers me the ability to speak and understand such a wide breadth of things without being pigeonholed into one thing’
UConn Magazine: The Ortega Effect
From firefighters to photographers, hundreds of UConn alums credit one brilliant, patient, unassuming professor for helping them cut through their confusion and fear to steer a purposeful course through college, work, and life
UConn Startup Revolutionizes Food Preservation… Through Kelp
Seed funding from a USDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant will help Atlantic Sea Solutions, Inc. (DBA Atlas) develop a prototype of its edible food coating – a groundbreaking technology that could create new opportunities for Connecticut sugar kelp farmers
Existing Preservation Laws Could Protect Rural Public Schools from Vouchers, Charters
Study suggests governments could create 'education preserves' around rural public school districts and issue regulations to govern charter schools and voucher programs within those borders, similar to the way hunting preserves have regulations to protect the natural resources within them
One Collapse. Countless Saves.
Can we stop deadly heat in its tracks with ice and science?
Meet the Undergraduate: Iris Yu ‘26 (CLAS, SFA)
Yu demonstrates her creativity through diverse artwork depicting the visual culture of the Asian body
Meet the Undergraduate: Liam Tyler ‘28 (CLAS)
Inventing a smart solution for a perennial problem of dorm living
Wolff Competition Awards Grand Prize to Company Using Seaweed to Replace Plastic
Event brings ‘incredible energy, great ideas, a celebration of innovation’
Being Seen, Feeling Seen: Summit Examined Complicated, Far-Ranging Intersections of Sport and Human Rights
Human Rights Summit features perspectives from athletes, academics, and industry experts
Insufficient Sunlight Exposure Linked to Higher Rates of Suicide
This study from UConn health economist Shinsuke Tanaka is a major addition to the literature on suicide risk factors as suicide remains the only major cause of death in the U.S. that is increasing rather than decreasing over time