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Heard Here: UConn 360
UConn 360 is a biweekly podcast series that aims to provide glimpses into the University of Connecticut from every conceivable angle: research, teaching, student life, history, athletics, and whatever else is unique and compelling. This series spotlights some of the best pieces drawn from more than a year of UConn 360’s existence, offering insightful, in-depth, and quirky (in a good way) coverage of Connecticut’s Top 25 public research university.
Can’t Gather in Person for Commencement? No Problem, Thanks to the UConn Gaming Club
After the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the planned commencement ceremonies this spring, the UConn Gaming Club sprang into action on a virtual version.
April 29, 2020 | Maxine Philavong '20
Of Science and Squid Emojis
UConn's Sarah McAnulty talks about making science communication better - and what's wrong with a squid emoji.
April 16, 2020 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA
For UConn’s Lucy Gilson, Business and Research Are a Natural Fit
UConn's Lucy Gilson says the School of Business is doing vital research, and wants the world to know it.
March 18, 2020 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA
Men’s Ice Hockey Faces Off in Debut of Connecticut Ice Festival
UConn men's ice hockey Coach Mike Cavanaugh talks about the team's participation in the first-ever Connecticut Ice Festival.
January 22, 2020 | Kenneth Best
What’s So Funny?: A Q&A with Gina Barreca
UConn's Gina Barreca gets serious about what it means to be funny.
January 17, 2020 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA
A Bug Life
A multi-sensory glimpse inside the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology's vast Biodiversity Research Collection.
December 16, 2019 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA
Dan Hurley Talks UConn Basketball, MSG, and More
UConn's men's basketball coach Dan Hurley reflects on the journey that took him from a legendary New Jersey basketball family to Gampel Pavilion.
December 11, 2019 | Kenneth Best
It’s a(n American) Girl Thing
The venerable American Girl doll collection provides the inspiration for a popular podcast by two historians who received their doctorates at UConn.
December 4, 2019 | Julie (Stagis) Bartucca '10 (BUS, CLAS), '19 MBA
UConn’s First International Students
UConn is now a destination for students from around the world, but back in 1907, it was a lone student from Ecuador who became the first international undergraduate on campus.
November 29, 2019 | Tom Breen
UConn Faculty Soloists Perform with Ukraine Symphony at Jorgensen
The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine will have a distinct UConn sound for its performance on campus.
November 20, 2019 | Kenneth Best