UConn Voices

A researcher stands in front of a research poster

Meet the Undergraduate Researcher: Kayvona Brown, CLAS

A McNair Scholar and community advocate with a passion for supporting survivors

A member of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation harvests heirloom at their farm located in North Stonington Ct. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and UConn Extension have been collaborating thanks to a USDA Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program to enhance agricultural production, food security, and health of tribal community members.

A Tradition of Stewardship, A Future of Innovation: Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation’s Agricultural Leadership

Together, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and UConn Extension are building a vibrant, sustainable agricultural program to enhance food security and Tribal health

A display shows two magazine covered with photos of a young Joe Steffan.

UConn Law Library Exhibit Shows Alumnus’ Case Against Department of Defense

Joe Steffan donates his files to the library in hopes that those studying the case and the issue of gay rights in the future will understand how they were litigated

Portrait of Noel Cazenave

‘It’s time to tell my story’: Sociology Professor Recalls 7 Decades of Racial Reckoning

Noël Cazenave says he became aware of racism within his own family, as the aunts, uncles, and cousins on his mother's side often treated him differently because his skin color was darker than theirs

Two pairs of hands hold a blue smiley face against a blue background

New Study Finds Gap in Tools Assessing Emotional Well-Being in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities

Emotional well-being is important for physical and mental health, but few tools exist to specifically measure it in adults and children with intellectual disabilities.

A Black father teaching sign language to his son.

Humanities Project Looks at Black American Sign Language, African American English

'It’s important to unpack how systemic structures influence the way people live'

UConn student Anthony Mensah hands out food to a line of young people during a food drive in Accra, Ghana.

UConn Senior’s Organization Takes Aim at Food Insecurity

Focusing on healthy proteins for families in New Haven and Ghana

Alan Thacker Busby being recognized by UConn Leadership

UConn Firsts: The First Black Student

In 1914, Alan Thacker Busby quietly made history when he became the first Black student to enroll at the school that today is the University of Connecticut

Minnie Negoro uses a potter's wheel during a ceramics course on December 5, 1967. (Courtesy of UConn Archives and Special Collections).

Benton Exhibit Honors Minnie Negoro, Pioneering UConn Ceramics Professor

UConn historians curated the exhibit to honor Negoro's impact on the University and her personal experience with a dark chapter of American history — the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII

The Afro-Latino panel discussion at UConn Waterbury

Mapping, Documenting, and Digitalizing Latin American and Caribbean Communities in Waterbury

UConn Waterbury students are forming connections with community members to create a digital library that documents the hidden stories of Latin American and Caribbean communities in Waterbury